• Kaylee Llewellyn is a WIP: from Product to Developer within the Tech industry

  • Apr 14 2021
  • Length: 51 mins
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Kaylee Llewellyn is a WIP: from Product to Developer within the Tech industry

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  • Kaylee's Career Change
    Kaylee went from a less technical product role to an app-core developer role; her mission as a woman in tech is to share her story and help other women find their path in the tech industry.


    Episode Timestamps
    01:16 Introducing Kaylee
    02:43 Has Kaylee always wanted to be a software engineer
    03:45 Looking for a new job
    04:53 The Grace Hopper Conference
    07:26 Kaylee’s first internship offer
    13:03 How far deep into her first job did Kaylee start looking for a new one
    15:55 Landing a new job and leaving the old one
    19:16 The interview process of an internally moving employee
    21:05 Was Kaylee’s blog made before or after moving positions
    23:23 Kaylee’s challenges as a new team member
    25:00 Building relationships
    27:24 Challenges of being 100% remote
    30:52 Kaylee’s current job’s learning curve
    32:23 Reaching out for help in a brand new environment
    36:37 On experiencing self-doubt
    38:21 Leveraging knowledge of other programming languages during interview
    39:28 First step into learning a new programming language
    40:21 Kaylee’s previous position in retrospect
    41:47 Women are often presented with less technical tasks
    43:09 Dealing with moving to a job you didn’t expect
    44:23 Communicating with your manager your lack of satisfaction with your current role
    45:23 On workspace buzzwords
    46:56 Female representation in lead tech positions
    48:49 Kaylee’s podcast
    49:53 Kaylee’s social links



    About Kaylee
    Kaylee is a software engineer working at a fintech company remotely from Vermont in a log cabin. She has a huge passion for diversity and inclusivity in STEM and her blog - Just a Coder Thing is dedicated to career tips and sharing her experience as a woman in tech.





    Resources
    Where to find Kaylee: Website, Podcast, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn


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    Music was used with permission. Credit: Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial
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