Becoming a Software Engineer (Panel)

✅ Learn more about the path to becoming a Software Engineer.

✅ You'll have a chance to listen to our esteemed panel of speakers who are Software Engineering leaders in NYC.

✅ Join us for an enlightening evening tailored for people of color interested in a career in tech! All are welcome!

✅ Panel of Speakers:

Sharell Bryant
Tech Lead Manager at Teachers Pay Teachers

Sharell Bryant is a Tech Lead Manager at Teachers Pay Teachers, an online educational marketplace with a mission of empowering educators to teach at their best. At TpT, Sharell leads the Web Platform team enabling high quality and high velocity front-end development. Outside of the office, you can find her out for a run in the park or playing guitar at an open mic.

Natasha Dykes
Software Engineer at The New York Times

Natasha started her career as a Technical Support Specialist, moved on being an Automation Engineer, and has now found herself as a Software Engineer at The New York Times. Her passion for technology is always evolving as she tackles new technical and social problems to solve. When she isn’t coding, she can most likely be found cuddling her cats, reading a good book, or playing Ark Survival.

Fritz Batroni
Software Development Engineer at Adobe

Fritz is a Software Engineer at Adobe who is passionate about building great solutions to address the most complex business problems. He enjoys developing both frontend and backend systems while remaining agnostic with multiple programming languages, frameworks and architectures. Outside of coding, when not spending quality time with his wife and kids, he is a hobbyist roboticist and drone enthusiast.

Anthony Pegues
Software Engineer at Shutterstock

Anthony Pegues is a Software Engineer at Shutterstock and a graduate of the Perschola and General Assembly Codebridge program. Before Software Engineering, he worked for a local middle school in New Rochelle, NY and as an amateur boxer who won two NY state golden glove championships. In 2015, he participated in a youth leadership program based in Kenya, Africa then decided to quit his job and pursue web development. After 6 months of full time dedication he graduated and landed an Engineer position at M.M.Lafleur.

Sandi Imayeguahi
Full Stack Software Engineer at American Express

Sandi Imayeguahi is a full stack software engineer at American Express. She obtained her bachelors degree from SUNY Geneseo in Chemistry. She is a STEM advocate for women of color and underrepresented groups. She is passionate about making the tech industry more diverse through mentoring college and high school students interested in a tech career as well as sharing her personal journey on how she became an engineer at American Express.

Juan Pablo Rubianes
Software Development Engineer in Test at Adobe

Juan Pablo works as a Software Engineer in Test at Adobe, he has international experience and exposure to diverse technologies, cultures, and business operations that underscore more than 10-years of experience in the IT and Telecommunications sector. Five years ago he decided to pursue more challenges and started his MBA in the US. Currently, he works as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for Adobe Audience Manager and continuously searches for ways to improve the testing process

✅ Moderator:
Imran Brown
Senior Software Engineer at Squarespace

Imran works as a Senior Software Engineer at Squarespace, his Mission Statement is: “To be blissful, impartial, honest and perpetuate growth in all aspects of life.” He was born in Jamaica, Kingston and has lived in Brooklyn since age 7. He attended Stony Brook and mid way through switched from pre-med into Computer Science. Since 2014, he worked with Appway, Lifion by ADP, and Squarespace. His top five interests are learning, sports, photography, design, and the fine arts.

✅ Hosted by:
TechHire - Open Code at LaGuardia Community College (with help from program graduate - Naomi Meyer)

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