From Warehouse Worker to Principal Software Engineer w/ Stephen Darlington

The Science of Sales & Lessons Learned | Khirika Jamison, Sr Account Manager

Khirika Jamison, Senior Account Manager at Mapbox, shares her journey – from growing up poor to succeeding in her sales career. In this conversation, we talked about: • Overcoming a tough childhood • Hitting the numbers vs integrity in sales • Building more fulfilling relationships • Improving self-awareness • and more! INTRIGUED THE PODCAST Intrigued The Podcast aims to uncover stories from people of all industries, at all levels. If you are a young person feeling lost with regards to your career path, then this podcast is for you. Host: Raisa Gandi Putri

From Warehouse Worker to Principal Software Engineer w/ Stephen Darlington

Stephen Darlington, Principal Software Engineer at Trimble Maps, shares the story behind his career journey. In this conversation, we talked about: * Software engineering technical track progression & how to level up * Leadership, mentorship, and hiring * Resolving disagreements among engineers * Advice for folks in non technical roles working with software engineers * And much more! Resources mentioned in this episode: * Stephen’s blog: https://www.dotnetpundit.com/ [https://www.dotnetpundit.com/] * Getting Things Done by David Allen (book) * GOTO conference: https://gotopia.tech/ [https://gotopia.tech/] Host: Raisa Gandi Putri

Zach Januik’s Journey From Electrician to Product Owner

Zach Januik, Product Owner at Trimble Maps, shows that you don’t need to follow a linear path to have a fulfilling career. He explains how and why he pivoted from a mechanical engineering master’s degree to become an electrician, a QA engineer, and eventually, a product owner. “There’s plenty of things I don’t know, but there’s nothing I can’t learn – if I try.” — Zach Januik Host: Raisa Gandi Putri

How QA Analyst Subathra Chandrasekaran Bounced Back From Career Breaks

Subathra Chandrasekaran, QA Analyst at Trimble Maps, chats about her career journey with our host Raisa Gandi Putri. Subathra explains how she adapted to a new country, navigated two career breaks, and moved from software engineering to software testing.

Stephanie Hughes’ Journey to Software Engineer

Stephanie Hughes, a Software Engineer, talks with our host, Raisa Gandi Putri, to walk through her career journey. First, Stephanie explains how her interest in Disneyland morphed beautifully into a passion for coding. She then shines a light on the mentors who encouraged her to go outside of her comfort zone and pursue computer science at a more serious capacity. She shares how she has blazed an amazing trail for herself while lifting other people up along the way — she captained her robotics club in high school, founded the Association of Computing Machinery Women's Chapter at Oregon State University (OSU), and co-founded a $30,000 scholarship to send her fellow female students at OSU to the Grace Hopper Conference.