TechTak Real Stories Behind Tech Careers

Matt LeMay is a product management consultant, author and coach who helps teams build better products through clear communication and practical decision-making. In this episode, Matt shares his career journey, the lessons he learned along the way, and his insights on product management, AI, writing books, and building high-performing product teams. He also offers practical advice for anyone lookin...

Heba Elayoty is a Software Engineer at Microsoft and Kubernetes Contributor. In this episode, Heba shares her journey through IBM, ITWorx and Microsoft, the challenges of career transitions, moving to a new country, returning after a career break, and the importance of continuous learning and staying curious. We also talk about her experience as a software engineer, team lead, mentor, and her cont...

Mahmoud Hafez is a Principal Solutions Architect In this episode, Mahmoud shares how he started his career as a medical representative before making a bold decision to transition into tech through ITI. From there, he built a strong foundation in software, moved across different roles and companies, and went on to work with global organizations including AWS, Google, and Databricks. He shares valua...

Susan Barrance is a Senior Commercial Director at Signify Technology. In this episode, she shares her professional experiences that shaped her journey, highlighting the different roles she stepped into and how each stage contributed to her growth as a director. She also offers practical advice for engineers navigating their job search and building their careers. Listen to the full episode to gain...

Jon Pretty is an open-source developer. In this episode, he shares about his education path and his professional experiences that shaped his journey in Tech, especially in Scala. We talked about the risks he took throughout his career, the challenges he faced along the way, and the lessons he learned from his career journey and open-source work. We also discussed his current new project using Scal...

Dr. Fabian Thiele is a Group Director, Technology, Data and BI, Data & AI at ECCO. In this episode, Fabian shared his journey from academic research and a PhD in particle physics to building a career in Tech. We talked about how he approaches learning from reading and lectures to learning by doing and how experimenting and trying things out can be one of the most effective ways to grow. We als...

Ali Saleh is a Site Reliability Engineer at Google. In this episode, Ali shares his journey from studying and doing research, to working as a .NET developer, then moving into data engineering, machine learning, and finally site reliability engineering. He talks about the challenges he faced along the way and what he learned through each step. Listen to the full episode to learn from his experience...

Rim a skilled Scrum Master shares her educational background, career path, and practical advice from her experience in Agile environments. Listen to the full episode for helpful tips on teamwork, project flow, and succeeding in an Agile role. ----more---- 00:00 - Introduction 03:10 - About her education background 03:42 - How Her Career Journey Led Her to Become a Scrum Master  05:58 - How to Prep...

Mouna is a Scala Backend Engineer. In this episode, she discusses her experiences navigating the challenges in both her studies and career. Mouna also offers valuable insights and tips on how to maintain a healthy work-life balance, all while pursuing success in the tech industry. Additionally, she shares practical advice on preparing for job interviews and highlights the importance of connecting...

Eslam Hindawy is an Engineering Manager. In this episode, Eslam shares his inspiring journey through his studies and career, how he overcame the challenges along the way and grew into different roles. He gives practical advice on finding the right career path, developing your skills, and achieving your goals. Listen to the full episode to learn from his experience! ----more---- 00:00 - Introductio...

James Ward is a Developer Advocate for AWS. He started his journey as a professional Software Developer since 1997, dedicating much time of his career to helping developers create software that truly excels. He is a co-author of the book Effect Oriented Programming and a co-host of the podcast Happy Path Programming . To learn more about James's inspiring journey, listen to the full episode! ----m...

Shailvi is a seasoned Data Leader and Self-Advocacy Expert with over seventeen years of experience building technology products. She has spoken at nearly 100 global conferences and Fortune 500 events, coached close to 500 individuals, and authored the best-selling book "Self-Advocacy." Her career includes notable roles at Salesforce, Fitbit, and as the Head of Data at Strava. She is the founder of...

Vijay, Data Engineer at LiveIntent, shares insights from his diverse educational and professional journey. His experiences span studies in Bahrain and India, followed by a Master's in Business Analytics in the USA. Throughout his career, Vijay explored various roles and discovered a passion for Data Engineering and generative AI. Listen to the full episode and learn about his inspiring journey! He...

Cristina is a Backend Scala Engineer at MOIA. She talked about her path during her studies and her career. Cristina worked in various positions until she found her passion for Scala. She spoke about her various experiences and the challenges she encountered along the way. We also talked about the importance of creating a safe environment for women and minorities in tech. Listen to the full episode...

Markus Nerlich is a Process Manager He talked about his journey, and the way he discovered his passion through curiosity, which motivated him to persevere even in the face of numerous obstacles. Listen to the full episode and learn about his inspiring journey! ----more---- 00:00 - Introduction 01:58 - The beginning of his journey in Travel industry 02:10 - The inspiration to learn about computers...

Galina Atamankina is a Tech Trainer at Tech Starter and one of the organisers of the AWS Women's User Group Berlin: https://www.meetup.com/berlin-amazon-web-services-meetup-group/ Galina talked about her career path. Throughout her journey, she has embraced diverse roles and skillfully seized every opportunity to expand her knowledge and perspective.  She aims to assist others throughout their jou...

Alika is a hands-on CTO at Kaizo and she organises a Scala meetup in Amsterdam. Alika shared about: her journey during her studies and her career path, how she dealt with different challenges, how she took the different opportunities and built new skills, and how she included her passion and creativity to bring more opportunities and expand her knowledge. Listen to the full episode and learn about...

Flavio Brasil is a Principal Software Engineer and a speaker atTech conferences. Flavio shared about his inspiring journey along his career path and how he dealt with the different challenges that he had encountered. Listen to the full episode and learn more about his inspiring journey! ----more---- 00:00 - Introduction 02:22 - How he got interested into programming 05:26 - His education path 07:0...

Koussay Khelil is a Senior Software Engineer at ClickGUARD He discovered his passion for computers at a young age, studied computer science, and started working at a Tech company during his studies, which helped him develop his programming skills and grow in his career. In this episode, Koussay talked about his career path and shared many tips that helped him personally. He talked about some chall...

Becca is a Senior Tech Recruiter for Functional Programming at Wave Talent. In this episode, Becca talks about her career path and the various challenges she has overcome that have helped her grow. She also talks about the mission of the Functional Female Community that she and her colleague founded. She talks about the best practices she uses to build a diverse and inclusive team and environment....

Bendix is a Tech Lead and a Software Engineer. He discovered his passion for programming when he was 13 y.o. Bendix studied Economics and Political Science at university, but never stopped improving his programming skills. In this episode, he shares about the opportunities that got him to Software Engineering. He is now a Tech Lead and a Software Engineer at Moia. He maintains the Scala open sourc...

Mohamed Ali is a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft.  He talked about his career path and about his different roles in different companies and different countries. Mohamed shared about the different challenges that he had encountered during his journey and how he dealt with them to grow in every step in his career.  Listen to the full episode to learn more about his inspiring journey!   ----mor...

Margit is an experienced coach, moderator, trainer and mediator. She supports leaders and teams improving their collaboration and way of working.  In this episode Margit shared about her journey and how she changed her career path. She was in Fashion business field and she developed skills on leading projects and different teams until she got into Agile coaching. Margit talked about her role as a...

Paulo Baena is a Backend Software Engineer. In this episode he talked about his career path and the different challenges he had faced and he shared about what he has learned through his different experiences. Paulo moved to different countries and had worked with different interesting Tech companies. He has an inspiring journey. To learn more about his story checkout the full episode!  Paulo is cu...

Anya Huang is a Backend Software Engineer at Delivery Hero. She was a model and a TV presenter then she started her journey to learn programming through a Tech training program ReDi: https://www.redi-school.org then she started her job at Delivery Hero. In this episode Anya shared about her inspiring experience.  Listen to the full episode to learn more about her inspiring journey! Follow Anya in...