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The Coder Career Podcast is a show that helps aspiring software developers navigate the journey to a fulfilling and successful career in tech. Each episode features interviews by career changing software engineer Cameron Blackwood with industry professionals, career advice, and insights on the latest trends and technologies in the field. Whether you're just starting out in coding or looking to take your career to the next level, The Coder Career Podcast has something for you. Tune in to lear ...
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Kent C Dodds (Creator of Epic Web, React Testing Library and Co-Founder of Remix) | The past, the present and the future of web dev!
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Kent C Dodds is a software engineer, entrepreneur and educator from Utah, USA. Kent joins Cameron on The Coder Career to discuss his original journey into tech, lessons he has learnt and what he predicts for his future, as well as his opinions around the best method and stack to learn (through his Epic Web course). Get in touch with Kent: Twitter E…
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#75 Max Howell (Founder of tea.xyz and creator of Homebrew) | Open Source, FAANG Interviews and Package Management
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Patreon Contact Max: Twitter/X tea.xyz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#74: Gavin Van Lelyveld (Founder of Deconstructing Leadership) | Technical Leadership and the relationship between business and code
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Contact Gav Patreon In this episode of "The Coder Career," your host Cameron delves deep into the world of software engineering with a special guest who brings a wealth of experience and insights to the table. Join us as we sit down with Gavin van Lelyveld, a seasoned engineering leader, to explore the ever-evolving landscape of software developmen…
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Introducing.... This is My Stack! Featuring Dan Bruce | Next, Nest and Postgres to build SaaS for SaaS
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Check out the episode on Youtube! Contact Cam Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#73: Omar Tufayl (Founder of loopsio) | Breaking "no experience" cycle, commercial awareness as a dev and the future of tech education
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Omar Tufayl is a software engineer from Glasgow and founder of loopsio, a platform that enables software engineering students across Scotland to gain practical hands-on experience, giving businesses and organisations a way to resource small scale, cost effective software work, and access the best up and coming talent. Omar joins Cam to discuss his …
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Eelco Wiersma is the founder of SAAS UI and a Senior Software Engineer at WunderGraph. Eelco joins Cam to chat about the future of front end web development, if AI is a threat or opportunity, how engineers can develop their problem solving skills away from the computer, and being a digital nomad. Follow Eelco on Twitter Contact Cam Patreon Hosted o…
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#71: Louise Shambrook (Software Engineer at FindMyPast) on Career Changing, Machine Learning and Women in Tech
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Louise Shambrook is a software engineer and former social worker based in Edinburgh UK. Following on from collaborations with The Coder Career at events and on our discord server, Louise joins Cam on the podcast to discuss her journey into tech and what she's learnt along the way! We also talk about gender equality in the industry and what work nee…
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Matúš Čongrády is a software engineer and CEO of Stacktape from Bratislava, Slovakia. Matúš joins Cameron to discuss what Stacktape is building, how you can get started with DevOps and balancing abstraction services with building your own custom solutions. Stacktape's aim is to make DevOps simple, allowing developers to deploy and run full-stack ap…
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Cameron explores the dynamic world of data engineering with guest Chenyse Semper, a consultant and data engineer from Infinity Works. This discussion is not just a deep-dive into the intricacies of data engineering and consulting, but a treasure trove of insights that could be the key to unlocking your next career move. Chenyse candidly shares her …
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Alfie Whattam is the founder of Alfa, a boutique recruitment agency based in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week Cameron is joined by Edinburgh based serial entrepreneur Selby Cary to discuss his journey from Robotics, to AgriTech, to leading technical operations! Cam's Content Follow Selby - https://www.linkedin.com/in/selbycary/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this episode of The Coder Career Podcast, host Cameron interviews Joshua Mo, a software engineer with expertise in Rust and web development. The conversation revolves around Joshua's career journey, including how he entered the industry and advanced his career. They also delve into the benefits of Rust, such as memory safety, low-level control, …
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Welcome to another episode of The Coder Career Podcast! Today, host Cameron sits down with Matija Sosic, co-founder of WaspLang, to talk about the future of web development and the process of creating your own language. Matija is a programming language enthusiast with a background in web development. In this episode, he shares his insights on the f…
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In this episode of The Coder Career podcast, host Cameron sits down with Laura Bell Main, the CEO of SafeStack, to discuss her journey into the technology industry and her experiences working in cyber security. Laura shares her fascinating career path, from her early beginnings at inland revenue to her current role leading SafeStack. As the convers…
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Brought to you by Haystack App In this episode of The Coder Career, host Cameron Blackwood sits down with Lee Jones, a former Scotland international rugby player turned software engineer. They dive into Lee's unique journey of retraining from a professional athlete to a software engineer. Lee shares his story of how he discovered his passion for co…
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Brought to you by Haystack App In this episode of The Coder Career, host Cameron sits down with guest Simon Grimm, a software engineer and entrepreneur, to discuss his journey into the world of software engineering and the exciting developments in frontend development. Simon shares his experiences with learning to code, his early career in the tech…
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On Freund is a software engineer, executive and entrepreneur from Tel-Aviv, currently CEO of Wilco, a new way to learn to code! Join host Cameron Blackwood and On as they discuss the best ways one can learn to code efficiently, how to advance in your software engineering career, choosing between IC and management and which languages form the future…
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Jonathan Wilke is a software engineer and creator of SupaStarter, a SaaS template using Supabase, NextJS, Tailwind, Chakra UI and more. Cameron and Jonathan discuss his process behind creating SupaStarter and the motivations behind it, what direction the standard SaaS stack is going, how they'd learn to code in 2023 and of course learning via entre…
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In this episode of The Coder Career, host Cam and guest Mike (COO at Haystack) discuss the future of recruitment in the tech industry, how software engineers can take advantage of the changing landscape of the industry, maximising your skills and how to spot a good company culture. Mike also gives some insider info on how he and his co-founders bui…
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In this episode of The Coder Career podcast, Cameron and Stevo The Dev share their personal stories of how they transitioned into a career in coding from other industries. Stevo also provides insights into his current coding projects, discussing the challenges he's facing and the strategies he's using to overcome them. Throughout the episode, Camer…
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Join Cameron on this week's episode of The Coder Career Podcast as he sits down with Alan Buscaglia, a lead software architect with expertise in front-end development. Alan shares his insights on the current state of the Javascript ecosystem and the growth of the Spanish software engineering job market. He also shares his journey on how he climbed …
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Brought to you by Zero To Mastery - GET 10% OFF USING CODE FRIENDS10 In this episode of The Coder Career, host Cameron sits down with guest Josh to discuss their journey from careers in recruitment to becoming software engineers. They discuss the motivations that led them to make the switch, the challenges they faced along the way, and the valuable…
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In this episode of The Coder Career, Cameron and Marc delve into the world of indie hacking and the concept of learning as you go. They discuss their own experiences as self-taught programmers and the challenges they faced along the way. Marc is the founder of multiple software startups, including "Habits Garden", his latest venture. The duo shares…
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Today's guest is James Heggs. Tech Returners Co-Founder and Dad to Eoghan, James is a graduate in Software Engineering and has spent over 13 years working in the North West's tech sector in a range of roles from software engineer to head of development, as well as being a DevOps consultant for both public and private sector businesses. James is als…
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Alex Booker is a software engineer from the UK working as the content lead for Scrimba. Alex joins The Coder Career to discuss how he broke into the industry, what people can do in 2022 to better their skills, and how you can learn them at Scrimba! Cam Links: https://mobile.twitter.com/camblackwood95 https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-blackwood/ A…
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What Really is Kubernetes? It's a question that's asked every day quietly by engineers and recruiters! Colin and Cam come on the show today to explain just what it is, and why it's so important, and why you should consider adding it to your toolbox! Thanks to the University of Birmingham's frontend bootcamp for sponsoring the show. Apply for their …
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Guillaume Duhan (aka CodeWithGuillaume) is a software engineer and CTO from France. Guillaume joins The Coder Career to discuss breaking into technology by accident after helping out his friends with their blogs, the importance of UI frameworks and the ability to create products quickly as a frontend developer and how he’s trying to help people wit…
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Dan Bruce joins The Coder Career podcast to discuss his journey from an Economics degree to discovering Computer Science, creating Android apps and finally setting up a business that led to a successful exit! Contact Dan: Twitter Contact Cam:Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Coding isn't always software engineering, and here's why! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Phil McParlane is a Software Engineer, come Data Scientist, with 10+ years of industry experience. Phil completed a PhD in Computer Science at Glasgow University before working at Microsoft and Solarwinds. Following this, Phil left to build his own startup http://4dayweek.io, the job board for jobs with a better work-life balance. Contact/Follow Ph…
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Nadia Zhuk is a Product Engineer at Intercom, Author and UK Immigration Coach. Nadia joins Cam and Colin to discuss her journey from journalism to software engineer, and the lessons she learnt along the way. We talk about how much money can be a driver, the value you gain both as a person and professional by working abroad and what you can do to st…
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Colin and Cam sit down and have a little chat about tech in the first video episode! Check out Codeclan! https://codeclan.com/events Join the Discord! Check out the Blog Follow us on Twitter Follow Cam on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-coder-career/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Colin and Cam sit down to discuss the question on every developer's mind. What really is Next? Like, really? As one of the most popular Javascript libraries of all time, its impact on the world of web development is gigantic. We dive deep into the drawbacks of React and how Next (and Remix) can mitigate them, and the additional functionality that N…
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Colin and Cam sit down to discuss the question on every developer's mind. What really is React? Like, really? As one of the most popular Javascript libraries of all time, its impact on the world of web development is gigantic. Get 10% off any Zero to Mastery Plan using this link and code FRIENDS10 Join the Discord! Check out the Blog Follow us on T…
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Cam and Colin sit down to discuss how to write a great CVs to get ahead in your job search! Join the discord! Check out the blog Follow us on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-coder-career/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#42: Andrew Bardsley (Head of L&D at xDesign) on Personal Development, Transitioning to Tech and Graduate Careers
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Andrew Bardsley is Head of Learning and Development at xDesign - a people first digital development partner for the world's fastest growing brands. The Coder Career is delighted to be partnering with xDesign for a live event on July 14th, both streamed online and in person in Edinburgh. In person (Edinburgh) Tickets: https://www.meetup.com/the-code…
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#41: Ewa Grabowiecka on Microbiology to Software Engineering, Glasgow Tech and Batman Floppy Disks!
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Ewa Grabowiecka is a software engineer at Nude, a FinTech startup based in Glasgow. Ewa joins Cam and Colin today to talk about her journey from the world of science to software engineering, running meetups in Scotland and how to get that first job! If you enjoyed this podcast, you should come to our meetup hosted by xDesign on 14th July! There's s…
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Chase Kocher is the CEO of Aim4Hire, a specialist technology recruitment company based in Austin, Texas. Chase joins TCC to discuss his experience in Austin's tech scene as a born and raised Austinite himself, as well as how he thinks people can stand out in the interview stage amongst other people early in their careers. Join The Coder Career's Co…
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#39: Moira Hardek (Senior Director Of Education at GitHub) on Global Campus, Education Innovation and Promoting Tech Careers
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Moira Hardek is the Senior Director Of Education at GitHub, a company which needs no introduction! Moira joins Cam and Colin to discuss GitHub's new "Global Campus" expansion and what the organisation is doing to help the next generation of software engineers - including the audience of The Coder Career! Github Global Campus Follow Cam: https://www…
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#38: Kevin Holditch (Head of Platform Engineering at FORM3) on Fintech, Contracting vs Perm and Air Traffic Control
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Kevin Holditch is Head of Platform Engineering at FORM3, a FinTech company based in London, UK. A highly experienced engineer, Kevin joins the podcast to discuss his journey from programming games on his school computer to being responsible for large engineering teams in high growth tech companies. Contact Kevin: Linkedin Hosted on Acast. See acast…
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#37: Oscar Bastardo (Software Engineer at Standard AI) on Artificial Intelligence, Juggling Commitments and Working Through a Startup Acquisition
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Oscar Bastardo is a software engineer working in London for Standard AI. Oscar joins the pod to discuss the most recent trends in artificial intelligence, his experience moving halfway across the world to work in London, the process of working for a startup as it becomes acquired and how he's able to balance working full time with studying for a ma…
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Dan Jones and Callum Crombie are Co-Founders of Calyptus. Building a bridge from web2 to web3 for software developers globally. Calyptus is a training and employment platform. We have designed an 8-week, full-time and expert-led programme that transforms web developers with 2+ years of experience into Solidity developers. Working with our hiring pa…
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Welcome to a new format for the TCC show! In addition to interviews, we will now give you technical tips to help you on your coding journey. In this episode Cam and Colin will go deep and discuss what an application really is as well as talk about differences between app and library code and the importance of open source. Contact Cam and Colin: Cam…
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#34: Adam McMurchie on Factory Floors to Finance, Cyber Security and the Importance of DevOps
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Adam McMurchie has worked leading engineering teams at the biggest banks in the world. Adam is a full stacker in the truest sense of the word, from serving as the head of DevOps to Principle Data AI lead, he hates knowledge hoarding but loves buddy mentoring to get people ‘on the tech ladder’. IAC, Decentralisation and advance AI is his thing, but …
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#33: Simon Barker (Founder of All The Code) on Learning In The Deep End, Building a Brand and iPad Cases!
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Simon Barker is the founder of All The Code, a network helping new developers transform their lives and level up their careers. Contact Simon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barkersimon/ Instagram: @allthecode Podcast: All The Code Website: https://allthecode.co Get in touch with Cam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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#32: Billy Williams (Engineering Manager at Otta) on Management, Changing Careers and Disrupting The Recruitment Industry
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Billy Williams is an Engineering Manager at Otta, a candidate first job search startup. Billy joins TCC to discuss his experience and journey from Geography undergrad to engineering management! Contact Billy: Twitter Linkedin billy@otta.com Get in touch with Cam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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#31: Carly Williams (Talent Acquisition Manager at Codat) on FinTech, Standing Out and Interviewing Like A Pro
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Carly Williams is a Talent Acquisition Manager at Codat, a FinTech company based in London. Coming from a pyschology background, Carly has spent the majority of her career hiring great people for tech companies, with a particular focus on technical talent. TCC Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thecodercareer All TCC Links (inc Discord) - https://li…
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#30: Colin Riddell (Software Engineer at Fanduel) on Teaching Bootcamps, Low Level Code and Product Management
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Colin Riddell is a Software Engineer from Falkrik, Scotland. He has over a decade's experience working for some of the biggest tech companies in Scotland's Central Belt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#29: Fraser Merrifeld (Founder of FORM Careers) on Standing Out, Impressing Recruiters and The Silicon Glen
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Fraser "The Craft Brewer of Digital Recrutiment" Merrifield is the founder of FORM Careers, a recruitment agency focused on finding you a tech job that you won't dread on a Sunday night! Fraser joins TCC to discuss how you can stand out amongst the crowd of tech talent, why he doesn't look at CVs anymore (and alternative ways to showcase your digit…
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Kieran Cornwall is a software engineer and Technical Director at Sparta Global, a technical consultancy that also provides technical training for its new joiners. Sparta Global is here to help you kickstart your career in technology. We hire all year round for entry-level roles across Data, Development, Engineering, DevOps, Cyber security, Business…
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