SPEAKER - ENGINEER - ADVOCATE
You don’t have to follow
the straight line.
I’m Alli Koester — software engineer, former Physician Assistant, and proof that a non-linear career path isn’t a detour. It’s the whole point. I help women in tech own their reinvention and build careers that actually fit their lives.
After nearly a decade in healthcare, I started over in tech, and I’ve never looked back.
AS SEEN AT
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Society of Women Engineers, W26
WomenWhoCode Leadership Summit
Penn State University Empower
Heartland Developers Conference
Nebraska Women in Tech Summit
UNL Women in Science Conference
Nebraska Code()
Lincoln Code()
Society of Women Engineers, W26 WomenWhoCode Leadership Summit Penn State University Empower Heartland Developers Conference Nebraska Women in Tech Summit UNL Women in Science Conference Nebraska Code() Lincoln Code()
MY STORY
From the OR to the IDE — on purpose.
After nearly a decade as a Physician Assistant, I made a decision that confused a lot of people: I left medicine to become a software engineer. No bootcamp safety net, no industry connections - just a conviction that I had more reinvention left in me.
Today I speak at conferences, build digital tools for women in tech through FemmeTechCollective, and show up for the women who are somewhere in the middle of their own pivot. Career reinvention isn’t a crisis. It’s a compass.
10+
Years in healthcare before tech
10+
Conference talks & engagements
3
Years as a software engineer
Women in tech worth fighting for
Endless
SPEAKING
Talks that move
women forward.
Redefining Success
What it means to rebuild a career, and an identity. A candid look at imposter syndrome, non-linear paths, and navigating spaces where women remain underrepresented. Participants leave with a more flexible, values-drive approach to career growth.
WE26 ~ WomenWhoCode Leadership Summit ~ Penn State Empower 2026
Women In Tech: Where Are They?
Women are leaving the technology field at alarming rates, even as more enter the pipeline. This talk examines the research behind why, and gives companies and teams concrete strategies for hiring, retaining, and advancing women in tech.
HDC ~ Lincoln.Code() ~ Nebraska Women in Tech Summit ~ Nebraska.Code()