Date: Tuesday 14th of June 2022
Glowing In Tech, Zoë Part 1
Brief summary of episode:
Zoë (@zoerukintech) is a technical lead at Palantir, a mentor, a STEM ambassador and now a technical interviewer too.
We ask her about what makes someone stand out in a technical interview, now that she’s a hiring manager. We discuss differences in working in tech at a big corp vs a small startup and how that can impact progression.
We ask her what it’s like becoming a tech lead in 2 years and why she chose the management route over individual contributor. She also shares her advice on how to negotiate for an internal promotion when general advice is to leave for a pay rise.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-nengite
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Good Data: An Optimist's Guide to Our Digital Future Book by Sam Gilbert - provides a perspective in favour of good uses of data.
Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data Book by Carissa Véliz - provides a critical look at how we need more privacy in our data.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Book by Caroline Criado-Perez - provides critique of meritocracy and its use in tech. The book generally explores the data bias women face in a world designed for men.
00:00 Introduction to Zoë Ruki Nengite 01:30 School and University as a Black Woman in Computer Science 03:08 Experience of University in Scotland compare to London 05:31 Applying for and choosing between Engineering Internships during University 08:10 Interview process for her first role after graduating 09:48 Interesting interview questions as a technical interviewer 11:38 Culture add vs Culture fit when hiring in Tech 12:28 Being approached by Google for a SWE role and saying no 14:15 Big companies vs Startups benefits of both 16:03 Internal promotion from Junior Engineer to Tech Lead 17:22 Individual contributor vs. Manager route 18:47 Advice for people who want to be promoted internally
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