Mid-career switch to tech: 3 real stories in Singapore
Source: The Straits Times
Published on: 2026-10-20 20:01
When Soh Wen Ming's daughter said she was bored and wanted to play a video game, he asked her to build one herself. The former musician, now a senior software developer, turned to the AI assistant he developed, which coached the eight-year-old into building her own game from scratch. "Now she doesn't even want to play iPad games anymore. She just wants to make them," says 43-year-old Soh. Grocery shopping has become easier too. Every two weeks, an automated assistant reviews the household's needs, fills a RedMart cart and pings his wife for final approval. Soh says such moments are proof that his mid-career pivot into technology has yielded far more than just a new profession. It has transformed how he approaches learning and problem-solving at work - and at home. He is among a growing number of professionals joining Singapore's tech sector, a workforce that includes both fresh entr...
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