Boulder- Interviewing Panel
Details
We're excited to have an amazing group of panelists to share insights into the hiring process for tech jobs. Topics we cover will include recruiting, resumes, tech interviews, salary discussion, and tips for both junior and senior candidates.
Panelists:
• Whitney Rogers (Engineering Manager at Twitter)
• Chris Clark (Director of IT at Sparkfun)
• Abby B Bullock (Lead Software Engineer at Spectraseis)
• Dave Mayer (CEO at Technical Integrity)
• Laura Steadman (Engineering Lead at Quick Left)
• Katy Groves (Development Manager at Rally)
Panelist Information:
Whitney Rogers (Engineering Manager, Twitter)- Whitney is currently an Engineering Manager for three teams at Twitter in the Data Products organization. Prior to joining Twitter, Whitney was a developer, starting her career in defense and later moving on to the web. She loves people, problem solving and bikes. Follow her on Twitter at @whitneyrogers.
Chris Clark (Director of IT at Sparkfun)- Chris is an open source developer currently focused on science and education projects. He built the development team as Director of IT at SparkFun Electronics, a Boulder-based leader in open source hardware. Chris's long-term career mission is to continue to connect people to science and education through technology.
Abby B Bullock (Lead Software Engineer at Spectraseis)- Abby is a math nerd turned software engineer. She currently leads a team developing earthquake detection algorithms for the oil industry. Abby's first summer job was working for her father's consulting company, NetEffects Inc, so she's been reading resumes longer than she's been coding. She is passionate about clean, well-tested code AND about increasing the diversity of the tech industry.
Dave Mayer (CEO at Technical Integrity)- Technical Integrity's core mission is to build community, help great companies and candidates thrive, and to be a conduit to a better world. They are a boutique placement firm focused on building executive, sales and engineering teams for technology companies that care about their employees and their communities.
Laura Steadman (Engineering Lead at Quick Left)- Laura is an Engineering Lead at Quick Left, where she writes JavaScript and Rails for clients, and champions agile process and coding as a craft. A gSchool graduate, Laura is an active mentor for both gSchool and Turing.
Katy Groves (Development Manager at Rally)- Katy is a development manager at Rally Software, where she primary works on backend services written in Clojure. Once a function language skeptic, she is now a firm believer in its power and simplicity. Prior to coming to Rally she worked as a software developer in the defense industry for 8 years. As a Colorado native she enjoys being outdoors in the sunshine hiking, playing disc golf, or gardening.
Schedule:
6:00-6:20pm: Arrive at Rally, grab some food and get seated
6:20-6:30pm: Brief announcements
6:30-8:15pm: Interviewing panel
8:10-8:20pm: Cleanup
Please Note: Our members self-identify as women. We emphatically support transgender attendees and are queer-friendly. You are welcome to bring a male guest to this event; just include them in your RSVP as a "+1". If you have any questions (or identify differently and want to attend), message me, Rylee, and I'll be happy to chat! Thanks!