Dial a Dev Podcast

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  • Dial a Dev is a podcast that features interviews with software developers made for anyone in the middle of a career switch or simply for those interested in the profession. We explore the stories of people from all walks of life who took different paths to get to where they are today and learn about how becoming a software developer can entail different things depending on the perspective. Some started out with non-technical undergrad degrees, some didn’t attend a traditional 4-year college, and some knew they were interested in computer science since they were little. Regardless of what kind of journey they embarked on, each person’s anecdote offers unique and interesting insights.
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  • Episode 09 - How Traditional Technical Interviews Impact Diversity & What Frances Did About it

    Episode 09 - How Traditional Technical Interviews Impact Diversity & What Frances Did About it
    Apr 13 2022
    Ask anyone who's hunted for a job as a software developer what they did to prepare for their technical interviews, and they will more or less provide a similar general framework. At a high-level, we grind data structures & algo problems using some flavor of an interview prep site such as LeetCode, Hackerrank, Interview Cake, among many others. Armed with a copy of Cracking the Coding Interview at our disposal, we can even spend the majority of our evenings and weekends studying and hoping to land that dream job at our dream company. Frances Coronel, who is a racial equity advocate and former software engineer at Slack, realized the potential harm this cookie cutter interview process could really have on improving diversity for underrepresented folks in the tech industry. Seeing that there were so few members from the Latinx community in the tech ecosystem relative to the general population, she identified many holes in the tech talent pipeline and decided to land herself a role at Byteboard, a company disrupting the interviewing space. Tune into this week's episode as she talks about her journey into tech, how the industry is doing in terms of diversity & inclusion in general, and what suggestions she has for allies who want to help address the various issues that have created this leaky pipeline. Resources: https://francescoronel.com https://techqueria.org https://byteboard.dev
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    29 mins
  • Episode 08 - A Day in the Life of a Support Engineer

    Episode 08 - A Day in the Life of a Support Engineer
    Feb 9 2022
    On this episode, I sit down to chat with Dante Anthony who decided to make the most of his childhood love for computers by using it to jumpstart his career as a Support Engineer at Atlassian. During our talk, Dante reveals how the birth of his daughter motivated him to join a technical trade school and earn his A+ and Network+ certifications. These certifications ultimately helped him develop his career and the different skills Support Engineers must utilize in order to provide assistance to technical customers and stakeholders using the product. While most of the interviewees on Dial a Dev have featured Software Engineers, the goal is to empower those looking to become an engineer by providing more information, including the exploration of other engineering roles in tech.
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    22 mins
  • Episode 07 - He Was a Student Athlete Majoring in Electrical Engineering Until...

    Episode 07 - He Was a Student Athlete Majoring in Electrical Engineering Until...
    Dec 10 2021
    Hugh Miles entered the University of Florida ready to play sports and ready to graduate with a degree in electrical engineering. That all changed when he took his first C++ course, which drew him to software development. From that point on, he worked on a slew of coding projects that ultimately drove him to change his major and leave his athletic team. What's remarkable about his journey is that he was able to teach himself mobile development and other technical skills necessary to make the creative ideas living in his mind come to life. In this interview, I enjoyed discussing with Hugh how his passion for designing and building solutions to everyday problems fueled his career's momentum. We even touch upon his thoughts on the future of NFTs and the metaverse! Tune into this week's episode as we learn from Hugh what it's like to: balance computer engineering coursework with hobbies and sports, teach yourself relevant skills to get started on a new project, and work for a large tech company vs. a niche open source project.
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    22 mins

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