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Refactor (🇺🇸)

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Refactor is shining light on the people that make up the tech world. Through their stories and insights, let’s think about how to lean toward a more healthy, diverse and human-centric environment.
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Episodes

The importance of personal branding with Alex Morton (Orbit)

After coming in contact with developers, Alex Morton ( @alexlsaltt ) decided to quit her job and become a self-taught software engineer. While learning the skills, she patiently and steadily built a personal brand that led her to land her first job at Orbit , a promising startup. Today, she is even mentoring early-career developers through The Collab Lab .

Apr 29, 2021•47 min•Ep. 8

Climbing the ladder while staying true to yourself as a Software Engineer with Sonia Kataria (Signify)

Things she said that resonates with me: "I want to get to the root of the problem and try to fix it" "There are fewer girls going into technical paths in Europe than in India." "Genre biases are ingrained in people, they just don't realize it." "Men are aggressive , I cannot be aggressive , I have my own qualities and i want to move that way" "Women are scrutinized much more than men" "Women are scrutinized much more than men"...

Apr 15, 2021•51 min•Ep. 7

Netflix company culture with Ryan Burgess (Netflix)

Ryan is Software engineering Manager at Netflix. Dive into Netflix company culture, Freedom and Responsibility, feedback, ownership, and much more. You can find Ryan on Twitter https://twitter.com/burgessdryan

Mar 18, 2021•57 min•Ep. 6

DevRel and professional craziness with Joe Karlsson (MongoDB)

Joe Karlsson is a software engineer who's turned into devrel at MongoDB. What are exactly DevRel and Developer Advocacy? How is he able to funnel his craziness into his job? How does he see his mission and what is so special about his job? Joe tells us also about community building at MongoDB and what's at stake in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Listen up!

Mar 08, 2021•54 min•Ep. 5

Diversity and remote work with Andrew Hedges (The Collab Lab)

Today we meet Andrew Hedges , Founder of The Collab Lab , and currently Engineering Manager at Zapier . After briefly reviewing his great career, we dive into his volunteer work at The Collab Lab and his passionate commitment to help early-career developers and promote diversity in tech. He also shares with us valuable insights gained from his extensive experience of remote working and distributed teams . Take a listen for a genuine and refreshing take on subjects that matters!...

Feb 04, 2021•42 min•Ep. 4

Network and connections with Espree Devora (WeAreLATech)

Today, let's meet Espree Devora , aka the Girl who Gets it Done . She is a speaker, author, founder, and podcast host (WomenInTech and WeAreLaTech). Espree talked about her passion for code and sports when she was a kid, her parents that were both entrepreneurs, how she found resources and strengths to start her first company, her beginnings in the tech industry , her struggles, her routine to keep mental and physical health, her way to stay productive, how she founded ZexSports - a social netwo...

Jan 21, 2021•33 min•Ep. 3

Self-taught path to programming with Roy Derks

Today, let's meet Roy Derks , Manager Engineering at Vandebron, Amsterdam. During his Bachelor of Science Economics and Business Economics / Geography at Utrecht University, he founded MovieMarkt , a peer-to-peer marketplace that relied on the circular economy by allowing users to trade their used DVDs and Blu-Rays for free. He then became Technical Product Manager for Wundershift for 2 years. Right after he co-founded his project SwitchBay , a user-to-user marketplace of used consumer electroni...

Nov 11, 2020•50 min•Ep. 2

Mentorship in tech with Stacie Taylor

Today, let's meet Stacie Taylor , Frontend Engineer at Zapier . After a Bachelor of Communication, she became an International Teller at Wells Fargo, then Account Manager for Social High Rise, a small Social Media agency where she evolved as Product Manager for 3 years. Stacie then became Director of Account Management Processes for 7 years in this agency, after being hired at Zapier a year and a half from now, as Customer Champion first, then as Frontend Engineer . She talks about her path to T...

Aug 18, 2020•53 min•Ep. 1
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