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Looking to gain practical insights into the world of tech? Join us on "Glowing in Tech," a weekly podcast featuring two Black women software engineers who chat with inspiring guests from the tech industry. From data science to cybersecurity and robotics to software development, we cover a wide range of technical topics and ask the tough questions. Each episode delves deep into a different technical career, providing listeners with an inside look at what it's really like to work in that field ...
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In today's episode, we continue to talk with Hosanna about TheTechCornr is having on inspiring Women and the industry at large. Hosanna also tells us about the most challenging times in her career and the tips she has for women starting out in the tech industry. HIGHLIGHTS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:13 Hosanna’s tips, how to survive a team member …
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In this episode of Glowing in Tech, host Amber and Jessie are joined by Hosanna, an Azure specialist at Microsoft and the founder of TheTechCornr. Hosanna shares her journey into the tech industry and discusses the importance of increasing diversity in the field. She also talks about her platform and how it aims to inspire and educate women about o…
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In this episode, the Candida discusses her personal journey of recognising and addressing burnout and the importance of mental health. She recalls attending a talk on mental health and burnout given by a speaker who visited their organisation. This talk served as a wake-up call for Candida, as she realised they were exhibiting several signs of burn…
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In this episode of Glowing in Tech, hosts Amber and Jessie interview Candida Bradley, a Career and Well-Being Coach at Makers. Candida shares her journey, starting with a design degree in university and becoming a book artist. She then became a carer for her grandfather and later opened a craft shop in London. However, running a business on her own…
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Cybersecurity expert Stephanie Itimi shares her biggest career challenge as a woman in tech. She describes how microaggressions from her manager undermined her confidence and how she used peer reviews to advocate for her work. She emphasises the importance of having a support network and self-awareness to combat imposter syndrome. In this episode, …
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In this episode of Glowing in Tech, Stephanie Itimi, founder of Seidea and cybersecurity expert, talks with Amber and Jessie about her background in cyber intelligence and her work helping minority women break into cybersecurity careers. She provides insights into the different aspects of cybersecurity, including protecting critical data and system…
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Simo shares the career challenges he has faced as a software engineer at Google and Memrise. We cover: The Politics of Tech: Engineering Perspectives, The Tricky Balance of Engineering and Product Management, When Leadership Deprioritizes Your Work, The Struggle of Feeling Like a Tool in Tech, Agency and Input in Engineering: Finding the Balance, T…
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In this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, we speak to Simo Tchokni, a Software Engineering Coach at Makers who has been working in software for around ten years. We speak about how she transitioned from being a senior software engineer at a product-based company to becoming a technical coach for a bootcamp, software engineering fundamentals, …
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In this episode of Glowing in Tech, hosts Amber and Jessie interview Eneni Abban aka The Techover, a robotics engineer and creative technologist who also runs a company that hosts anime events. They discuss how women are underrepresented in hardware engineering, Eneni's innovative project of combining wearable technology with nail art, and the powe…
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In this episode of Glowing in Tech, hosts Amber and Jessie interview Eneni Abban aka The Techover, a robotics engineer and creative technologist who also runs a company that hosts anime events. Eneni shares that her interest in robotics began at a young age when she would take electronics apart to see how they worked. Despite studying post-graduate…
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On this episode of Glowing in Tech, we welcomed back Keseana Robinson, a SalesForce solutions engineer. She started at SalesForce in September 2020 as part of their apprenticeship program. Her role includes working closely with clients to develop tailored solutions and showcasing the capabilities of the company’s cloud product portfolio. She has pa…
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Keseana shares her experience juggling her role as a Salesforce solution engineer with her degree apprenticeship. She initially struggled with balancing her workload and maintaining her work-life balance, but she learned to work smarter, not harder. She advises that it's important to communicate with your cohort and manager about any challenges you…
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Renee Hunt discusses the importance of tech in business leadership and the need for more opportunities for tech professionals to move into leadership roles. She also emphasizes the value of a broad skill set and the need for patience and grace in learning. Hunt also shares her plans to start a podcast and write a book. The podcast also includes com…
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In this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, we are joined by Renee Hunt and she talks to us about accidentally becoming a CTO, using FinTech for good, moving to the UK from DC, and much more. Renee Hunt discusses her approach to leadership and hiring, as well as her experiences being headhunted for CTO roles. She also touches on the differences…
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In this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, Nelly talks about her career challenge which was about moving from Kenya to work in Burgess Hill as a Software Engineer and her tech tea on how learning something new is underrated! Nelly Kiboi is a service engineer at Microsoft who leverages her passion for emerging technologies to drive equality and…
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In this episode, Nelly Kiboi discusses her experience discovering open source and working at Microsoft, as well as the importance of contributing to open source projects. She also talks about her transition to a new country and building confidence in herself through small steps and finding supportive communities. Nelly emphasizes that contributing …
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Adrienne has been a Software Engineer for just under a year and currently works for a London-based software consultancy specialising in cloud-native technologies. She began her career in corporate Public Relations, working with some of the UK’s most well known FTSE 100 companies. Not long after that she transitioned into technology and lifestyle PR…
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Adrienne has been a Software Engineer for just under a year and currently works for a London-based software consultancy specialising in cloud-native technologies. She began her career in corporate Public Relations, working with some of the UK’s most well known FTSE 100 companies. Not long after that she transitioned into technology and lifestyle PR…
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Michaela is a full stack software engineer currently working at a #cyber security #startup. She switched her career in 2020 and hasn't looked back since! In her spare time, she teaches #React to people who want to learn the library or folks looking to change their career to tech. In this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, Michaela shares her c…
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Are you interested in becoming a software engineer? Do you want to learn about the different routes you can take to get there? In this episode of Glowing in Tech, Jessie and Amber will be talking about how they made the career switch into becoming Software Engineers the different routes that they took to get there, and the industries that they're i…
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Michaela is a full stack software engineer currently working at a cyber security startup. She switched her career in 2020 and hasn't looked back since! In her spare time, she teaches React to people who want to learn the library or folks looking to change their career to tech. This episode of the podcast discusses the importance of learning tutoria…
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Are you interested in becoming a career in the tech industry? Do you want to learn about the different routes you can take to get there? In season 2 of the Glowing in Tech podcast, Jessie and Amber talk to women in the tech industry about their careers, the different routes that they took to get there, and the industries that they're in. They'll al…
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Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a prodigy in every sense of the word. Aged 11, she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level computing, and was just 20 years old when she received her Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford. She is the CEO of Stemettes, an award-winning social initiative dedicated to inspiri…
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Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a prodigy in every sense of the word. Aged 11, she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level computing, and was just 20 years old when she received her Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford. She is the CEO of Stemettes, an award-winning social initiative dedicated to inspiri…
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Renée-Louise Nzegbulem is a #SoftwareEngineer @Beamery. Prior to this, Renée was a Mathematics Teacher after completing her Economics degree, and a year later took a leap of faith into the tech industry. The serendipities of life landed Renée a fulfilling role at a scale up, as a software engineer. She now specializes in #frontend development, buil…
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Renée-Louise Nzegbulem is a #SoftwareEngineer @Beamery . Prior to this, Renée was a Mathematics Teacher after completing her Economics degree, and a year later took a leap of faith into the tech industry. The serendipities of life landed Renée a fulfilling role at a scale up, as a software engineer. She now specialises in #frontend development, bui…
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Tara is a #SoftwareEngineer at Google. She's a speaker, teacher and writer sharing tips and advice on career development in the tech industry. Tara is a regular supporter of programmes and projects for black women and minorities by teaching them to code and mentoring them in their careers. She has worked as a STEM Ambassador inspiring children and …
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Tara is a Software Engineer at Google. She's a speaker, teacher and writer sharing tips and advice on career development in the tech industry. Tara is a regular supporter of programmes and projects for black women and minorities by teaching them to code and mentoring them in their careers. She has worked as a STEM Ambassador inspiring children and …
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At the time of recording, Ife Ojomo was working as a Software Engineer at Vodafone through their grad scheme, but has now landed a role as a Prototyping Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS). On this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, she shares her tech topic in 10 which is all about behavioural science and shares her controversial take abou…
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At the time of recording, Ife Ojomo was working as a Software Engineer at Vodafone through their grad scheme, but has now landed a role as a Prototyping Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS). On this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, she shares how she went from a degree in Mathematics, to working in PR, to landing a graduate role as a Softw…
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What is Behaviour-Driven Development? How can it be used to benefit the whole product team? How do you rubberduck? What are the secrets to writing great documentation? On this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, we are joined by the one and only Tanya Powell who works as a co-CTO at Coding Black Females. She shares her tech topic in tech which …
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How did Tanya go from Media Production to working as a CTO? What inspired her to do the switch? What was a masters in Computer Science like, coming from a non-technical background? Tanya Powell is the Co-CTO at Coding Black Females, where she leads both the training and technology strategies and visions of the largest network on Black Female Techno…
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What are the DORA metrics and why are they so important in the #DevOps world? What happened at EMF Camp festival this year and what would we recommend to prevent the same mistakes? How do we make tech events and spaces more #inclusive? On this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, she shares her tech topic in ten which is all about DORA metrics a…
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Jessica Cregg is a Developer Advocate at LaunchDarkly. When she’s not interpreting error messages or learning new things, she’s a big fan of organizing meetups, volunteering at conferences and talking about the human implications of engineering decisions, along with why tech can’t and won’t solve everything. On this episode of the Glowing in Tech p…
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On this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast we have the pleasure of speaking to Charlene Hunter, who is the CEO and Founder of Coding Black Females. She shares her tech topic in 10 about building digital products for Coding Black Females and her controversial tech take that finding the time for side projects isn’t always realistic. Stay up to da…
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Charlene Hunter is the CEO and Founder of Coding Black Females. On this episode of the Glowing in Tech podcast, she shares her remarkable journey into tech and what inspired her to start the amazing community & organisation that is Coding Black Females. Stay up to date by following us on our socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glowinginte…
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Zoë Ruki Nengite (@zoerukintech) is a technical lead at Palantir, a mentor, a STEM ambassador and now a technical interviewer too. She shares her tech topic where she speaks about demystifying data engineering, humans making AI-assisted data driven decisions, and spills the tech tea on the misconceptions of meritocracy. For the show notes to this e…
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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…
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Meet Amina Aweis on our first episode of the @glowingintech podcast. Amina is a neurodivergent accessibility advocate, founder, writer and content creator, leading and shaping conversations about what it means to be digitally inclusive. In this episode, she shares her journey into tech and gives us an introduction to web accessibility. Stay tuned f…
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Meet Amina Aweis on our first episode of the @glowingintech podcast. Amina is a neurodivergent accessibility advocate, founder, writer and content creator, leading and shaping conversations about what it means to be digitally inclusive. In this episode, she shares her journey into tech and gives us an introduction to web accessibility. Stay tuned f…
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A weekly conversation between two black women Software Engineers and guests. We explore how to thrive whilst navigating the tech space and encourage more people from diverse backgrounds to level up in their careers. Stay up to date by following us on our socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glowingintech Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gl…
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