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1 year ago Background
- What has set you apart (qualities, opportunities, projects/assignments, education, etc) as a software engineer to be able to escalate from a dev through management and into a director position?
Engineering Leadership
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What is the recipe for an excellent engineering team (management and developers)?
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What qualities in engineering devs would you like to see that would set candidates apart in 2023 (junior devs, mid level devs, senior devs?)
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Do you have any resources you could share that could help future and current devs with their career development (books, videos, ideas, wisdom, podcasts, conferences, etc)
Diversity
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As an underrepresented minority (URM), what were some of the challenges you faced and how did you overcome them?
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Has the tech industry improved for URM? In what ways?
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What was the driving force to co-found Girl Geek X? What are some of the effects your organization has had on the broader URM community?
Mentorship, Community, and Life
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You have a lot of mentorship experience; being that this is a large time commitment, what can you suggest to Hack for LA members to encourage them to seek mentorship opportunities?
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Given your involvement as an engineering leader with so many different organizations, how do you stay up to date with the latest technologies since the industry moves so fast as seen with web development and now AI? (news articles, research papers, books, conferences, projects, etc)
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What superhuman powers do you have that help you balance your involvement with Girl Geek X, work at Salesforce, extracurricular organizations, and motherhood?
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Overview
Please comment the topics/questions you would like to hear about from tenured industry developer, Sukrutha Bhadouria. Feel free to comment on anything else regarding guest speakers.