Serge Boghossian, 16, built a job platform after teaching himself to code

Serge Boghossian. Image Credit: INSAUGA Mississauga/Website 16-year-old Serge Boghossian has turned a problem he faced while looking for work into a platform designed to help other teenagers find their first jobs. The Mississauga student taught himself to code and built Jobbli, a free online service connecting local teenagers with businesses offering part-time work. The idea came from seeing friends struggle to find employment and from his own difficulty getting a first opportunity. What began as a small project has since developed into a platform that Boghossian hopes can eventually reach young job seekers beyond his home city.Serge Boghossian from Canada build a job platform for teenagersBoghossian was born and raised in Mississauga and began working on Jobbli after noticing how difficult it could be for teenagers to enter the job market. Modern Mississauga reported that the idea came to him in November 2025 after watching friends struggle to find their first jobs. He spent about 2 weeks researching and planning before writing his first line of code.The rest of the process was largely self-directed. According to The Pointer, Boghossian had no mentor or school programme teaching h...