This episode features Annyce Davis, VP of Engineering at Meetup, for a discussion on how to excel in the tech industry, GraphQL, and much more. Questions covered include: Intro: background / journey in techIt looks like you focus a lot on helping folks in the tech industry excel in their careers or transition to where they want to be. What are some of your main tips around this, and some of the biggest mistakes you see people make?You are also a Linkedin Learning instructor, what does that...

This Select* podcast episode features Ben Matthews, Director of Engineering at Stack Overflow, for a discussion on leading an engineering team and the future of software development. ‍ ‍Questions covered include: Background / journey in tech, what are you working on now? ‍What's it like leading an engineering team at a large company, what are some of the biggest challenges? ‍How do you blend engineering and product visions to make sure everyone is working towards the same goal? What are some...

This episode features Kelsey Hightower for a discussion across numerous topics. In this special edition, Kelsey is interviewed by HarperDB's Co-Founder, Stephen Goldberg. Questions covered include: How did it feel to retire from Google this year, what’s next?You have, what some would consider, a non-traditional background when it comes to the software engineering world. How has that shaped your view on the industry? How do you think the industry performs at mentoring/cultivating young...

This episode features Graham Haythornthwaite, VP Of Engineering at Wonde. Questions covered include: Tell us a bit about you, background, journey in tech, what do you work on in your current role?What do you like about leading an engineering team?What prompted your organization to shift to the 4 day work week and what has been the turnout? Pros and cons?Your dev team has recently doubled in size, how do you ensure success when scaling a dev team? Anything to avoid? Graham is VP of...

This episode features Ghanshyam Bhatt, Software Engineering Manager at PayPal, for a discussion on SDK development. Questions covered include: Tell us a bit about you, background, journey in tech What is SDK development; what companies are building SDKs and who are the customers? How is SDK development different from App development? What are some good resources to follow if you're doing SDK development? What other tools / technologies are you excited about at the moment related to mobile app...

This episode features Sai Pragna Etikyala, Technical Lead at Twilio, for a discussion on event driven architectures and modern asynchronous applications. Questions covered include: Tell us a bit about you, background, journey in techWhat do you work on in your role at Twilio?What do you like about being tech lead?Let's talk about how to build easier/better event driven architectures. Why is this important?What workflow orchestration tools can help?Are you involved in the tech community...

In this episode, we chat with Ceora, Developer Advocate at Okta and StackOverflow Podcast Co-Host. Ceora shares a bit about her journey in tech and how she got to where she is today, which includes building community, learning to code, getting into speaking, and following her passions. Ceora also touches on imposter syndrome, and how she has learned to make the most out of being new to something in tech. This was an awesome conversation! Ceora is a developer advocate based in Philadelphia....

This episode features an interview with Max Howell, creator of the open-source software package management system Homebrew, and CEO of Tea.xyz. Questions covered include: Share a bit about who you are, background and journey in tech How was Homebrew created and how far has it come? How are OSS developers exploited by the tech giants / pros and cons of open source? What is Tea, why did you build it / what problem are you aiming to solve? Max Howell made a life of creating some of the most...

This episode features a fun discussion with Iris Classon, software developer, speaker, and author. Questions covered include: Tell us a bit about who you are, your background / journey in tech. You wrote a comedic fiction about a software developer .. tell us about that. What's it like combining the technical side of things with the creative side of writing, how does everything intersect? Any tips for balancing work, writing, and dev community with family life / personal time? Iris Classon...

This episode features Shashi Lo, Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, for a discussion on UX Engineering & Breaking Into Tech. Questions covered include:Tell us a bit about you / your background / journey in techWhat are you focused on now? Why is UX engineering so important, and how can teams ensure they have an effective UX? Any tips for breaking into tech, pieces of advice that have helped you throughout your career? What other tools / technologies are you excited about right now or...

This episode of the Select* podcast features Randy Kinne, Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead at Mailchimp. Questions covered include: Tell us about who you are, your background and journey in techWhat are you doing now / what's your day to day like? What kind of challenges do you face in your role and how do you overcome them?Any tips for other folks trying to get to a similar place in their career?Do you have any side projects / contribute to any OSS projects? What tools / technologies...

This episode of Select* features Valerie Phoenix, Founder of Tech By Choice & Engineering Manager. Questions covered include: Tell us a bit about you / your background / journey in tech What are you focused on now? What is Tech By Choice? How/why was it created? How can people get involved? Any tips for managing engineering teams? What other tools / technologies are you super excited about right now? Valerie Phoenix is the Founder & CEO of Tech By Choice and an Engineering Manager at...

This episode features Ritika Kanade, Network Director for WomenWhoCode. Questions covered include: Tell us a bit about who you are, your background and journey in tech What is Women Who Code? How did you get involved in WWC and what do you do with the org? How does WWC impact the community? How far have we come and what challenges still need to be addressed in the tech community? What's it like working for a tech giant? Any tips for other folks trying to get to a similar place in their...

In this episode we chat with Hiroko Nishimura about her non-traditional journey in tech, what it means to be an AWS Hero, her recently published book titled "AWS for Non-Engineers," and how she accidentally ended up in her dream job. She also shares a bit about overcoming unique challenges and learning to ultimately use those challenges to her benefit. Hiroko Nishimura is a Technical Author and Technical Instructor with background in corporate IT and special education. She teaches...

Kicking off the new season of Select* with Santiago, a well-known Machine Learning Engineer and content creator. Questions covered include: Share a bit about who you are / your background and journey into tech What are you working on now? What is bnomial.com and how was it created? Why is machine learning so important today? How can it help organizations, what problems does it solve? What do you predict with machine learning in 5-10 years? What are some of the biggest mistakes when it...

This episode of Select* podcast features Itiel Shwartz, the CTO and co-founder of Komodor. Topics covered include: Share a bit about you, what led you to found Komodor and what problem are you trying to solve? Let’s take a dive into GitOps - can you describe the main benefits and challenges of GitOps? Should developers have the same expertise in Kubernetes as DevOps/Platform folks? We’ve seen a big shift left trend in the security space - do we expect to see the same here? Should Dev’s be...

This episode features Marcin Wosinek, JavaScript developer with more than 10 years of experience, for a discussion on QA / software testing, remote work, and more! Questions covered include: Share a bit about who you are, background, journey into tech What are you working on now? Let's talk about software testing / QA, why is it important? What are the different types/methods? What's the best process? What are some issues / roadblocks to avoid with QA? You've been working remote for a...

This episode features Byron Ruth, Director of Developer Relations at Synadia, for a discussion on NATS, Jetstream, open source, and more. Questions covered include: Share a bit about who you are, your background, what you’re focused on now What is Synadia, what is NATS, Jetstream? Why / how are the HarperDB and NATS technologies integrated? What are some other examples of projects where NATS is used? In your opinion, what are some pros and cons of open source? Tips on ensuring success in open...

This episode features a panel discussion with Yair Greenbaum, Major Account Executive at Akamai Technologies, and Kyle Bernhardy, EVP of Engineering at HarperDB. Topics covered include:Share a bit about who you are, your background, what you’re focused on nowWhat is Akamai?Why / how are HarperDB and Akamai working together?Discuss the history of the Internet and different phases from on-prem, to cloud, to edge/cloudHow are Akamai and HarperDB both enabling solutions like edge computing?Moving...

This episode features Shaundai Person, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, for a discussion on non-traditional paths into engineering. Questions covered include: Tell us about you / your background / journey into tech What are you working on now? Tell us what it's like taking a non-traditional path into engineering? what are some of the challenges and how to overcome them? what are the positives that come out of it? Advice you would go back and give your younger self if you could? Tools /...

This episode of the HarperDB podcast features Matteo Collina, Core Contributor of Node.js, Lead Maintainer of Fastify, & PhD. Questions covered include: Share a bit about you / your background / journey into techHow did you become a core contributor of Node.js?What's one of your favorite projects you've seen using Node? Tell us about Fastify, why are you excited about it?Thoughts on Bun? What do you love about the open source community? Are there any drawbacks to OSS?Looking ahead -...

This episode of Select*, the HarperDB podcast, features Ben Lesh. Ben is the RxJS core team lead, as well as a Dad and art lover. Questions covered include: Share a bit about you, your background and journey into tech, and what you're working on now.What is RxJS, what's it used for, how and why was it created?What's it like being in the open source space, what kind of strategies have been successful for you thus far?What piece of advice, good or bad, has really stuck with you throughout your...

In this episode we chat with Bria Sullivan, CTO of Honey B Games, Mobile Game Entrepreneur, and Ex-Google Engineer. Bria shares a bit about her journey, including the decision to quit her full time role to pursue her side gig. Questions covered include: Share a bit about you / your background and journey into tech / what you're working on now. What drew you into the gaming world?Did Honey B Games start as a side project? What are your tips on fitting in a side project/business with a full...

In this episode we chat with Hila Fish, Senior DevOps Engineer at Wix, about Devops culture and role. Questions covered include:What drew you into DevOps / how did you pick that specific path?What does a DevOps role look like? What problems are you solving, how are you solving them? What types of tools / technologies / processes are most helpful for someone in a devops role similar to yours? What's Devops culture like? Where would you like to see improvements? Looking ahead: what are you...