From Lawyer to Engineer
Tue Jan 27 2026
We sat down with Loes, who made the extraordinary leap from Attorney to Frontend Engineer at Bol. She breaks down her journey from drafting contracts in suit, to coding components in sneakers—and why a GDPR talk can actually be fun.
What this episode covers
• The “why” behind a radical career change
• Legal vs. engineering—how contracts are like code
• GDPR, but make it fun—the 6 rules every engineer should know
• Practical advice—how to test if your career dream is serious, and when to “just be brave”
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We sat down with Loes, who made the extraordinary leap from Attorney to Frontend Engineer at Bol. She breaks down her journey from drafting contracts in suit, to coding components in sneakers—and why a GDPR talk can actually be fun. What this episode covers • The “why” behind a radical career change • Legal vs. engineering—how contracts are like code • GDPR, but make it fun—the 6 rules every engineer should know • Practical advice—how to test if your career dream is serious, and when to “just be brave”