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S21:E7 - What does it mean to be a part of the software development life cycle (Cliff Craig) Sep 19, 2022

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In this episode, we talk about what it means to be a part of the software development life cycle with Cliff Craig, senior software engineering manager at Samsung. Cliff talks about getting into software engineering over 22 years ago, why it’s important for developers at every level to understand the software development life cycle, and what the major stages of the software development life cycle are.

Cliff Craig

Cliff Craig has over 22 years of professional software engineering experience. He is a mobile software engineer expert that possesses a diverse skill set ranging from iOS development to Linux bash and zshell to OSX.

S21:E6 - What it looks like to be an apprentice engineer at Pinterest (Alison Quaglia) Sep 12, 2022

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In this episode we talk about what being an apprentice engineer is like with Alison Quaglia, software engineer at Pinterest. Alison talks about switching careers into tech, landing an apprentice engineer role at Pinterest, what that apprenticeship looked like, and leveling up at Pinterest to software engineer.

Alison Quaglia

Alison Quaglia is a full stack engineer with a passion for UX/UI, currently helping to bridge the gap between development and design at Pinterest. Prior to transitioning into tech, she earned a BA in Anthropology from NYU and spent over 10 years working in various creative industries in NYC including fashion magazines, photo shoots, product development, brand consulting and special events for clients like Showtime, Hulu and Wu-Tang Clan.

S21:E5 - What is the Metaverse and what does it look like to build for it (Daniel Liebeskind) Sep 05, 2022

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In this episode, we talk about what is the Metaverse and what does it look like to build for it with Daniel Liebeskind, co-founder and CEO of Topia. Daniel talks about what goes into building something for the web3 space like Topia, where the line between something being a part of the Metaverse and not being a part of the Metaverse is, and what the future of the Metaverse might looks like.

Daniel Liebeskind

Daniel Liebeskind is the Co-founder and CEO of Topia, a fully customizable spatial-based virtual community platform that launched in May 2020 and has had close to 1 million visitors and hundreds of events every week.

S21:E4 - What is SQL and why you should learn it (Sia Seko) Aug 29, 2022

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In this episode, we talk about SQL and why you should learn it with Sia Seko, data engineer at Spotify. Sia talks about what SQL is, what makes SQL different from other technical languages, and what it is best at.

Sia Seko

Sia Seko is a senior data analytics professional with experience as a data ops and pipeline management lead; including data cleaning, wrangling, analysis, visualization, and storytelling. With extensive teaching experience and a love of learning, sharing, and writing, she's interested in working on and finding solutions to challenging data engineering problems with industry leaders.

S21:E3 - Why learning good documentation skills is so important for leveling up (Eddie Hinkle) Aug 22, 2022

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In this episode, we talk about documentation, with Eddie Hinkle, lead front-end engineer at Glassdoor, and host of the WebJoy podcast. Eddie talks about what documentation means in the context of development, why good documentation is so important, and how gaining good documentation skills early on can give you an edge in your career.

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Eddie Hinkle

Eddie Hinkle is an engineering leader at the intersection of technology and people. His passions range from how we deal with the user experience in our digital products to how we deal with the developer experience of our employees; balancing those aspects with the need to execute and ship value to our users consistently.

S21:E2 - What your bootcamp isn't teaching you (Caitlyn Greffly) Aug 15, 2022

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In this episode, we talk about what your bootcamp isn’t teaching you with Caitlyn Greffly, software engineer at The Motley Fool, and author of The Bootcamper’s Companion. Caitlyn talks about not seeing herself as someone who would fit into the tech industry, falling in love with data and analytics, and then transitioning careers and eventually writing The Bootcamper’s Companion to cover some important tech topics that aren’t typically taught at coding bootcamps.

Caitlyn Greffly

Caitlin Greffly is a software engineer at The Motley Fool, and author of The Bootcamper's Companion. She works in Angular, C# and AWS, while her side projects are mostly in React. Other passions and hobbies include: thinking about UX, writing about her experiences in tech, playing with colors and design for way too long, and renovating her recently purchased 1930s home in Portland, Oregon.

S21:E1 - What it looks like to be an AR/VR engineer (Luca Mefisto) Aug 08, 2022

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In this episode, we talk about what it looks like to be an AR/VR engineer with Luca Mefisto, software engineer at Meta Reality Labs. Luca talks about being drawn to augmented reality and virtual reality early on, the main tools you need to know in order to be an effective AR or VR engineer, and some of the most interesting things he thinks people are currently doing with AR and VR.

Luca Mefisto

Luca Mefisto is a software engineer at Oculus VR and the director of MefistoFiles.

S20:E8 - How to be a successful solopreneur (Jennifer Yip) Jun 27, 2022

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In this episode, we talk about how to be a successful soloprenuer with Jen Yip, founder of Lunch Money. Jen talks about the impetus for creating her popular personal finance app, Lunch Money, how to balance building something for yourself but that is also good for general consumption, and how the lines between personal life and work life can become even more blurred when being a solopreneur.

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Jennifer Yip

Jen Yip is the founder of Lunch Money, a multicurrency personal finance tool for the modern day spender.

S20:E7 - What we can all learn from the experience of being a neurodivergent developer (Alex Karp) Jun 20, 2022

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In this episode, about what we can all learn from the experience of being a neurodivergent developer, with Alex Karp, author of the new book Running Start: How to get a job in tech, keep that job, and thrive. Alex talks about some of the biggest misconceptions about autism, how putting effort into accessibility and inclusion helps everyone, and what has personally helped him thrive in his career.

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Alex Karp

Alex Karp is an #ActuallyAutistic developer who loves to bring new people into tech and grow leaders.

S20:E6 - How to create successful mobile games (Bria Sullivan) Jun 13, 2022

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In this episode, we talk about how to create successful mobile games, with Bria Sullivan CTO and founder of Honey B Games. Bria talks about her diverse tech background, deciding to dive into game development after years in web development, and how she still feels like a newbie when it comes to game development even with the massive success she has seen.