Spilling the ITea

Spilling The ITea

Welcome to Spilling the ITea, a podcast where we, Agnés, Maria and Emma, debug our experiences as women in tech and IT, specifically in Computer Science and Software Engineering. We will be discussing several topics related to what we have seen and gone through in this male-dominated world. Hope you stick around!

  1. 5. maj

    inside the industry: digital certificates

    We’re continuing our “inside the industry” series, and this time we sit down with Maria to explore the world of cybersecurity and digital identity. She works as a software engineer at a company focused on digital certificates, secure authentication, and protecting sensitive data, giving us a front-row view into how security is built into modern software. Maria walks us through what her role actually looks like day to day, from working in agile teams and shipping frequent updates to collaborating with support and customer success. We dig into how products go from idea to deployment, how teams ensure changes are safe and correct, and what happens when things go wrong, like the real impact of a cloud failure. If you’re curious about what it takes to build and maintain secure systems at scale, and how much responsibility comes with it—this one’s for you. Grab a coffee and join us.

  2. 18. mar.

    inside the industry: AI software engineering

    After a long gap between recordings, the three of us are finally back together. We’re back with our “inside the industry” series, where we take a closer look at our jobs. This time, it’s Emma’s turn, exploring what it really looks like to build and deploy AI inside a large company. She walks us through the day-to-day of being an AI engineer, how AI is actually used in a real business, and what “AI” truly means in practice. We also demystify GenAI, touch on the outsized impact of small changes at scale, and explore how companies think about and invest in AI. We wrap up with careers, including the skills that matter most and whether a formal background is necessary, along with ethics and some of the most common misconceptions about AI. If you’ve ever wondered what working in AI looks like beyond the headlines, this one’s for you. Grab a coffee and join us.

  3. 13. feb.

    inside the industry: software engineering in retail

    In today’s episode, we dive into the world of software engineering in the retail sector. While we often work across different industries, this time we focus on what makes retail unique from a technology perspective. We explore the scale of change in retail tech, so how a single software update can impact thousands of customers, influence significant revenue streams, and require major coordination across engineering, operations, and business teams. How does the size of the company affect the tech resources available? We also unpack the sector’s biggest challenges. How do economic crises and market shifts affect retail technology decisions? What role does the supply chain play, and how tightly is it integrated with digital systems? Finally, we highlight the benefits of working in retail tech, along with the critical security considerations that come with handling payment systems, customer data, and high-traffic platforms.And as always, we share this from our perspective as three young women building our careers in tech. If you’re just starting out, wondering where you might fit, or feeling unsure about stepping into engineering, this episode is for you. We keep it honest, relatable, and practical, so you can see that there’s space for you here too. Let’s grow, learn, and navigate this journey together 💜

  4. 20. jan.

    life in screens: toxic relations with our devices

    How connected are we really in a world that’s always online? In this episode, we reflect on screen time, digital dependency, and how smartphones are changing the way we think, socialize, and experience boredom. We also dig into the ethics of attention-based platforms, questioning how consciously these technologies are designed to keep us scrolling - and what responsibility that creates.

  5. 18.12.2025

    gap years and different journeys as a software engineer - with Manuel Navid

    In this episode, we sit down with Manuel Navid to trace his journey into computer science and how curiosity, not a rigid plan, led him there. He shares why he chose to take a gap semester, how side projects shaped his confidence and mindset, and why that pause helped him return to university more motivated. Manuel reflects on international experiences through UNITECH, living in Sweden, and working in Germany while writing his bachelor’s thesis. We talk about life after uni, landing a software engineering role in Barcelona, and growing without burning out.

  6. 18.11.2025

    historical women in STEM: Hedy Lamarr

    Welcome back to our series on historical women in STEM. This time let's unravel the Hollywood starlet by day, and secret inventor by night: Hedy Lamarr. We chat about her wild double life, her genius ideas, the struggles she faced as a woman in tech before tech was even a thing, and how she dealt with being underestimated just for looking “too pretty.” We’ll dig into the impact she had on wireless tech (with just enough technical detail to keep it clear and digestible), all while the world was too distracted by her looks to notice what she was really doing.

  7. 26.10.2025

    working at an AI startup - with Carlos Sansón

    In this new episode, we chat with our friend (Carlos) Sansón, a software/product engineer at a Barcelona AI startup, about what life in a startup is really like — from constant pivots and fast decisions to open-source culture and building new features. Plus, how he found his path in computer science and the advice he’d give his younger self.

  8. 13.10.2025

    from uni to our first 9-5 job

    In this episode, we dive into the journey of landing that first full-time job after studying. We’ll share how we balanced working while studying, from part-time jobs and thesis projects to finding internships that actually made a difference. We’ll discuss how those early experiences shaped our career choices, built confidence, and helped (or didn’t help) when applying for full-time positions. We’ll also dive into what it felt like to enter the professional world for the first time — the hiring process, the shift in workload and expectations, and the surprises that came with finally starting a “real” job.

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Welcome to Spilling the ITea, a podcast where we, Agnés, Maria and Emma, debug our experiences as women in tech and IT, specifically in Computer Science and Software Engineering. We will be discussing several topics related to what we have seen and gone through in this male-dominated world. Hope you stick around!

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    Spilling The ITea
  • Aktive år
    2024 - 2026
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