In this episode, we welcome back Melina, a returning friend of the podcast! We catch up with what she has been up to since the last time we spoke, including starting a YouTube channel (Melina Kim on Youtube)!Melina talks about how to get your first break as a software engineer, and how the bootcamp course she took helped her to get her initial foot in the door! Equally, she explains how boot camps aren't everything, and often you need to do additional learning to make a success of your experience.The topic of product management resurfaced and Melina revealed that she has started to look for internal opportunities in her current role to grow that skillset, so she can best decide what direction she would want to continue to grow her career in.

Hi Everyone!Welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast! This episode focuses on the topic of tech layoffs, something close to home for both Fumbi and me, who have been affected by recent layoffs in the UK tech industry.In this episode, we talk about how it felt to be laid off, what the emotions were like at the time, and how the uncertainty of the situation can affect you deeply. We also discussed what it meant to be made redundant, how to cope with that, and how to rationalize that internally. I hope this episode can be useful to those going through similar circumstances, and be educational to those who have luckily not been affected.

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the podcast! In today's episode, we talk to Lee Bates a Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman, about his journey into software engineering!Lee started off his career as a tech recruiter and during the pandemic decided he wanted to experience the other side of the fence and train to be a software engineer. After completing a software engineering boot camp he set about landing his first software engineering role.In the podcast, Lee talks about how he overcome the hurdles on the way to making this career change, why he did it, and how he managed to set himself apart from the crowd! Furthermore, Lee talked about how his experience in strongman competitions has aligned with his career mentality of "getting comfortable with being uncomfortable", and how he has used that to tackle imposter syndrome!Definitely an inspiring episode, please do give it a listen and hope you enjoy!

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast!One night, I was curious and wanted to find out who are the richest people in the world and then realized that there are not that many rich women on that list,  and a lot of the ones that are there married or were the daughters of some rich dudes. So I contacted some of my best girlfriends and recorded this podcast on how to get rich and successful in a man's world. Today, we have Erin, who is a returning guest from our previous episode (A Female Software Engineer's Perspective). And Carmen, who has come on to the podcast for the first time! We all discuss what we classify as rich and successful and talk about how we can achieve that and how far away we are from that.Finally, we talk about how to find good role models and who we admire and use as our role models in our everyday life! Hope you all enjoy the episode!

Hi everyone, welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast with us. This week, we invited our friend Quentin and discussed the differences between working in tech as a freelancer versus working as a normal employee.We also discussed the possibilities of having a "tech nomad" lifestyle and what this means for other industries, as well as the future of working remotely in general.Finally, we also discussed the differences between small startups vs big corporates. Happy Thursday and have a lovely weekend!

Hello friends, welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast with Yulin and her friends. For today’s episode, we had the amazing Mike Pearce join us to talk about his career, his passions and how they all are linked togetherMike first described his journey which has led him to become a Senior Engineering Manager at Peak. From his degree to leading DevOps at one of the world's most cutting-edge tech companies! Mike explained how his passion for Karate has helped him to become a better manager. How it has equipped him with better tools to get the best out of his team, and how he adapts his management style to get the best reaction and outcomes!Finally, we also talked about demystifying buzzwords in tech, and how the buzzword barrier can be overcome, before settling for our favorite and least favorite buzzwords! Hope you all enjoy the episode!

Hello friends, welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast with Yulin and her friends. For today's episode, I feel very honored to have Melina Kim with us to share her journey into tech.During our conversation, we discussed the reasons why Melina stopped her time studying at Harvard Med. It is a heartbreaking story but I was so proud of her for sharing her story and seeing her gain strength from her experience and loss. Melina, I am sure your Eomeoni is watching over you and she would be proud of everything you have achieved already!We also discussed our favorite technical and non-technical products, which were Immerse Rehab, Youtube, Wafer ice cream cones (they are better than regular cones!), Google Sheets, and Allbirds.We also shared our favorite cities which carried our best college memories. For Melina, it is NYC and for me, it will always be Boston.Melina also shared her experience with her coding Bootcamp experience and her takeaway on switching jobs into the tech industry. I hope you find this episode helpful and please do leave a comment or reach out if you also lost someone dear to your heart.

Welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast with Yulin and her friends. Today, I have invited Louis - an in-house recruiter from Peak to share his point of view as a tech recruiter.We discussed the difference between recruiting for the tech industry versus other industries, and then dived into the world of recruiting. Louis shared his insight on the difference between recruiting for agencies and in-house. Louis did not only share secret tips for young people who are determined to break into the tech industry but also shared with us his brilliant life philosophy, as well as some lovely cheesy quotes to brighten your day!I hope this episode helps people who are looking for a tech job or are thinking about switching careers. This is not easy, I know. I have been there and done that, and this is one of the reasons why I have been sharing as much of my experience with you as I can! Good luck to every single young soul out there who's not giving up on their dream!

Hello friends, welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast with Yulin and her friends.In today's episode, we follow on from the previous episode and focus on negotiating offers and choosing the best one. Nick and Will are back to provide their insight into this and the discussion offers a fresh perspective on how to weigh up different offers and how to negotiate in a way to get the best offer possible.This episode is really valuable if you're currently looking for a new job or weighing up offers, but also offers some great advice in general. Thanks for listening!Until next time and have a fantastic Thursday!

Hello friends, welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast with Yulin and her friends.Today we invited two old friends - Will Daubney and Nick Zervoudis and we discussed a series of topics from how to find tech opportunities to interview preparation and how to negotiate your offer. Hopefully, our audience will find it helpful!We split the conversation into two parts because it was over an hour and a half. In part I, we all shared our stories and experiences with how to find opportunities and it was very interesting to have this conversation as all three of us are on different stages of our career paths. We also discussed our opinions on interview structures and things we should not be afraid to talk about or communicate in order to maximize the outcome of the interview process. I hope you enjoy the first half and please stay tuned for the second half in 2 weeks' time!Until next time and have a fantastic Thursday to you all!

Hi friends,Welcome back to our podcast. This week, we invited Mu, who has shifted her career from being a fintech product manager to a Web3 product manager.She shared with us her description of what is Web3, and explained why she found it so interesting. She took us through her career so far, and her background as well as sharing some advice for aspiring PMs.Further to that, she talked about the differences between working in the corporate world and in startups and what to look out for. It is always fascinating to hear how other PMs landed where they are and what they learned from their journey! Thanks Mu for coming on!I hope you all enjoy this one!

Hi friends, happy BuildShipRepeat day!Today, we invited Isabella to the podcast, who has been living & working all over the world to talk about her journey from investment banking to product management. I love the way she expressed her opinions, honestly and wisely. We discussed the transition from big companies to startups as well as the must-haves for being a good PM.We also discussed the future of data and data product management and we both strongly advocate for women to join us in the tech realm, we want to encourage girls to pursue a tech career as it is not as intimidating as you might think!Last but not the least, we talked about pursuing another academic degree versus work experience! I enjoyed our conversation so much and am so grateful for making new friends along the way.

Welcome back, friends! Today we have an absolutely fantastic episode, featuring Ke Du, a senior product manager. Ke's career path has been really interesting starting off working within policy and moving into the product space after completing her MBA! She previously worked as a Senior Product Manager at Amazon and has recently moved to Apple to become a Senior Product Manager in the Apple Media Products business area.We discussed the value of education in breaking into Product Management and transitioning to a career in product management without a super technical background. Further to this, we discussed how to focus your education in the area of product management, and the balance between business and technical education.We also discussed her experience of being a woman in tech and the effect of imposter syndrome when starting a new role. Finally, we talked about her tips for aspiring product managers and her advice for moving your career forward!Thank you Ke for appearing on the podcast!

Happy BuildShipRepeat Day friends! Today we have Idette, an IT Support Associate based in Seattle, working at Amazon. Idette started the role during the midst of the pandemic and talks about her experience so far.We discussed what it's like to be a woman working in a male-dominated area, and how Idette's current role makes her feel included and welcome. We also talked about the culture within teams, and how to build strong teams.Finally, we talked about advice for finding a role in IT or tech and how much experience matters in finding your ideal role. Idette shared how she gained experience initially and how vital she thought it was to her getting her first role in this space.

Welcome back friends! Today we had Neel dialing in from Boston to talk about his experience of working in Product Management and his career so far! This is one of our best episodes yet, so definitely listen along if you have a chance!Neel has had such an interesting career so far, his meteoric rise started with his first role as a product manager at ProfitWell where he then worked his way up to Director of Product, and then post acquisition kept the same role at Paddle. Neel shared his perspective on what it takes to be a good product manager; including how much technical knowledge is important, how you should talk to and socialize with your engineering team, and how you should approach the role of being a PM.Additionally, he went on to share his thoughts on how best to progress your career and what to look out for in product management roles. Anyway, thank you again for all the support, and have a good rest of the week!

Happy Long Weekend Friends! (For those in the UK) This week we have Will Daubney dialing in from London. Will has held various tech and engineering roles over his career but currently is the Software Engineering and Data Science Team Lead at Connected Places Catapult.We discussed his career and his thoughts on how to be the best manager that you can be. We also discussed progression within the tech industry and the rise of individual contributors.Finally, we discussed the value of diversity in the tech space, and Will shared his perspective on how important it is to have a diverse team so that your products reflect the world, not just the people building them.  I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did!

Welcome back, friends! This week, we have Paige Wu dialing in from São Paolo. We discussed how Paige started as an anthropology student to a UI/UX designer. 🥳We also discussed what are her favourite things about working for tech companies as well as the things she did not enjoy that much. We also discussed our struggles and issues with working in the tech space as women.In general, we also shared our opinion on how to spot red flags for companies that might not be a good fit for you. Anyways, please remember that no job is worth trading your mental health for, and being happy should always be the no.1 thing.

Hello again friends, welcome back! In this episode we welcome Rui Freitas, a software engineer based in Lisbon to the podcast. We talk about his interesting career path, from legal translator in Macau to being a software engineer including his time as a teacher at Le Wagon bootcamp!Rui's advice to those wanting to transition from another non-tech industry to software engineering is super valuable, and so is his take on bootcamps. As someone who myself is now undertaking a bootcamp I really agree with Rui's assessment of what makes a bootcamp so useful!Finally, we talk about Rui's experience working with product managers and focus on the need to balance the engineering need to tackle technical debt and the business need for new feature rollout. Thank you again, Rui for joining!

Hi friends, welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast with Yulin and her friends. Today, we had an amazing discussion with our lovely friend Sneha about her story of becoming a software engineer even when it was never her plan to start with! Then, we discussed a little bit more about women in tech, and how to work in a tech environment.I would like to highlight one part of the conversation where she mentioned that "it is a really good sign when you see women in upper management as they are truly role models for you to understand that we, as women can succeed. Also, it shows that the company does care about female progression."The reason I particularly concur with this statement is that in my "not so long" journey in the tech space, I have rarely encountered female "upper-management" product managers, and when you do see that they exist, it does make a difference.

From Boston to Seattle -- A software engineer's real insight of the industry.Welcome back to the BuildShipRepeat podcast with Yulin and her friends. Today, we are going to have a lovely chat with a software engineer Marc, who moved from Boston to Seattle in order to pursue his career in tech. I met Marc at the university welcome event and we have been friends ever since, for over 8 years. I witnessed how hard he worked to get a perfect GPA at university as well as watched him as he struggled with applying to hundreds of jobs in order to be given a chance to prove himself. I am very happy to see that he has made it!Please join us and enjoy this episode where we discussed how he secured his job and what were the ups and downs throughout his journey as an international student. We also touched upon what software engineers think about product managers and most importantly, we discussed our plans for the future! Stay tuned and I hope you find some useful tips for your career!