S3 Ep12: This Tech Apprenticeship Changed My Life | DevLab Podcast

11/15/22 • 37 min

Not every person in tech started with a Comp Sci degree, or even knew they wanted to be in tech – but the beauty of it all is that there's a way in for everyone.
For our latest episode we're joined by Chloe Hodgson of Auto Trader UK for Career Development month. Chloe took a leap of faith and began her tech career via degree-apprenticeship. Now six years on, she's leading projects and part of a Diverse Talent Accelerator programme to propel her even further.
We get into
🚀 How Chloe progressed at Auto Trader UK
🌟 All about their Diverse Talent Accelerator Programme
How community has changed the game
You can reach out to Chloe here.

Powered by Tech, Auto Trader is a company that help everyone achieve more - their consumers, retailers and most importantly their people. As the UK and Ireland’s largest digital automotive marketplace, they use some of the most innovative technologies and are currently looking for more engineers, analysts and more to join their growing team.

With other are 10 million transactions each year, you could get stuck into an amazing dataset, and help transform the world of tech for good. Interested in a tech role with AutoTrader? Then head on over to hackajob.co or visit Auto Trader UK here.

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S3 Ep 11: The DevLab Podcast with Dejan of RavenDB

Dejan Milicic from RavenDB.net joins us for the next episode of The DevLab Podcast, and we were in for one heck of an episode. If you're interested in Developer Advocacy, or just interested in how to have longevity in your tech career – this episode is for you!

Dejan let's us in on all things developer advocacy and discusses what has helped him to grow as an engineer.

Next, we get into how to stand out as a developer and what could make you attractive in this current hiring market.

Last but certainly not least, we talk about future tech trends and all things tech stack.
Used by Startups, Small Businesses, and Fortune 500 Large Enterprises worldwide, RavenDB is the leading NoSQL Document Database for distributed database systems. We’re joined by Dejan who is a Developer Advocate with RavenDB. Dejan is a consultant with more than 20 years of experience as a professional software developer. His areas of expertise are designing, writing, and maintaining applications, with a focus on software architecture and backend development. You can reach out to Dejan here.

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S3 Ep13: Shh..top secret! How we Joined the Tech Team at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence | DevLab Podcast – 3.13

Shh..top secret! We sat down with Will and James from BAE Systems Digital Intelligence who spilled the beans on some of the exciting work they get up to as part of the tech team. If you've ever wondered what it's like to work for a digital intelligence company they you're in luck.
In this episode we get into
🧑‍💻 The industry-leading tech they use daily
📲 How they design and implement complex systems
🎨 Culture, community and fun events
You can reach out to Will here and James here.

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence was launched at the beginning of 2022, bringing together digital capabilities from across the BAE Systems Group. In total, the company comprises over 4,800 experts who deliver a full spectrum of digital, data, cyber and intelligence capabilities.
Working collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, they've expanded rapidly through the digital revolution, working in multiple industries and building their portfolio of cutting-edge solutions, helping to defend nations and businesses from advanced threats. Interested in a tech role with BAE Systems Digital Intelligence? Then head on over to hackajob.co or visit them here.

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