RailsConf 2025: Meritt Mason Shares About Job Hunting at RailsConf as a CS Student

Rhiannon Payne spoke with Merritt Mason, a Computer Science student at the University of Alabama and job seeker, about his experience at RailsConf 2025. They discussed: ✨ How Merritt’s older brother inspired him to pursue a career in Rails ✨ Why networking at RailsConf feels more valuable than applying online ✨ Insights from the job fair and talking directly with hiring managers ✨ Advice for other CS students on breaking into tech through conferences ✨ What excites Merritt about Ruby & Rails as a first-time learner We wish Merritt luck in his job search and hope to see him and more CS students at RubyConf 2026!