I wrote my first line of code in 5th grade, programming a LEGO robot with my elementary school robotics team. But it wasn’t until 10th grade, at my first hackathon, that I really fell in love with programming. Since then, I’ve organized hackathons, conducted machine learning research, and explored ways to use software to solve real-world problems. Now, I’m at Casca, helping make banking smarter, faster, and a little more magical. At every step, I’ve been driven by the same thing: an insatiable itch to build.