Diverse Software Engineers Podcast

Eric Lau, Fatima Agheli

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Diverse Software Engineers Podcast is the definitive podcast for learning the "soft" skills that are essential for gaining fulfilling work, and keep them coming. Through the lens of a male Chinese-Canadian expert, and a female Iranian-Canadian up-and-coming engineer, they will empower you to break some glass ceilings, and build software that delights. => https://dsepodcast.com

23/07/2021

Season Finale - Event Modeling / Event Sourcing Give you Superpowers!

Ever dreamed of having superpowers? In all my 15+ years experience as a software engineer, I have witnessed such powers. They are called event modeling / event sourcing! How do you acquire such powers and profit from it? In the season 1 finale, let the creator of event modeling, Adam Dymitruk, tell you how!This concludes season 1, and it was a blast. Season 2 will begin in the fall (stay tuned for exact dates) with new and exciting guests!

1h 2m
16/07/2021

Confessions of a Biased Manager - How to avoid biases hurting your chances of success!

Live far away from the office? Have an accent? These are some examples of how you can be unfairly rejected from a position. Have you been rejected because of these things? I suspect I had, and I can imagine that is true for many of you. Bias are pervasive and sometimes even well meaning managers, such as myself, who have worked as a software engineer manager for years, have committed in the past. In this episode I confess to some of these biases and expose how some questions fester biase...

25 min
09/07/2021

Are you where you are meant to be right now? How can you tell if you are not?

Are you where you are meant to be right now? How can you tell if you are not? If you ever wonder about that, you are in good company. Fatima is asking these questions, and I had made major academic and career changes in university as a result of these questions. Listen in as we discuss, and inadvertently reveal an intimate personal story I had buried for over 15 years.

11 min
02/07/2021

Do you feel burnt out? How do you know? Listen for signs before it's too late!

How many days in the past 30 days do you feel lethargic? You wake up with a list of things to complete, and end up doing none of it? Or you dread waking up, and wish the day is magically over? Perhaps yesterday at times you feel great, but it lasts only a few hours at most, and soon you have that sinking or nagging feeling that something is just … off. It has happened to many of us, me included, in my 15+ years as software engineer, manager, and architect. This episode’s guest, Karthik V...

1h 18m
25/06/2021

Snippet - How do You Uncover a Company's Real Culture?

Listener feedback and support has been incredible thus far, and really took off since the last episode. All you guys are amazing! One listener asked "How do You Uncover a Company's Real Culture?" This episode directly answers the question. If you want to know what it’s like to work for a company, you can’t exactly go up to an interviewer or HR and ask “What’s your company culture like?” Summing it up in one answer isn’t totally possible, and often yields a polished, marketing-approved an...

9 min
18/06/2021

You want to be a software engineer? University, Code Camp, or Technical Program? Alternate Ways to Get in the Industry

University, Code Camp, or Technical Program? This episode, thanks to guest Matt Catallier, who has mentored at Lighthouse Code Camp, we will explore:What are code camps, and what students can accomplishment from themCode camps vs technical programs vs university degreeWhy Amazon, Microsoft isn't always the best thing Ideal first / second jobJob position red flagsHow having a bad manager really sucks

40 min
11/06/2021

Gain Employment at Microsoft. How do you get there?

What does it take to be hired by Microsoft as a software engineer? My guest and Simon Fraser University alumni Issac Qiao has started an exciting chapter of his career there, and he dishes out all the time and effort he went through to get it, as well as how you can get there.

51 min
04/06/2021

Fatima 1-on-1 with mentor, session 1

As Fatima's mentor, Eric is going to inquire about Fatima's career path, schooling challenges, and dishes out solicited advice on career path (not knowing is OK), ways to get more information about a career, and doing the best you can at your current path matters even if the course material or subjects are not immediately applicable.

20 min

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Diverse Software Engineers Podcast

Diverse Software Engineers Podcast

Season Finale - Event Modeling / Event Sourcing Give you Superpowers!

Confessions of a Biased Manager - How to avoid biases hurting your chances of success!

Are you where you are meant to be right now? How can you tell if you are not?

Do you feel burnt out? How do you know? Listen for signs before it's too late!

Snippet - How do You Uncover a Company's Real Culture?

You want to be a software engineer? University, Code Camp, or Technical Program? Alternate Ways to Get in the Industry

Gain Employment at Microsoft. How do you get there?

Fatima 1-on-1 with mentor, session 1

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Diverse Software Engineers Podcast

Episodes

Season Finale - Event Modeling / Event Sourcing Give you Superpowers!

Confessions of a Biased Manager - How to avoid biases hurting your chances of success!

Are you where you are meant to be right now? How can you tell if you are not?

Do you feel burnt out? How do you know? Listen for signs before it's too late!

Snippet - How do You Uncover a Company's Real Culture?

You want to be a software engineer? University, Code Camp, or Technical Program? Alternate Ways to Get in the Industry

Gain Employment at Microsoft. How do you get there?

Fatima 1-on-1 with mentor, session 1

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