Women in DevOps

The Women in DevOps team had the pleasure of hosting the fantastic Olga Kosmylina, seasoned tech aficionado, mentor, and engineering manager at Masabi.  Tune in to hear Olga's journey into tech leadership, including her unique take on what it means to move from individual contributor to manager, shifting leadership styles, team dynamics, vulnerability, time management, and more.  This convers...

Welcome to the Women in DevOps podcast! We recently got the chance to chat with the wonderful Radhakrishnan Krishna Kripa, Lead DevOps Engineer at Ansys Inc., Author, Speaker, Mentor, and all-around tech superstar.  Stay tuned to learn about Kripa's journey through DevOps, including her unique insights on building support networks, transitioning into management, personal growth, soft skills,...

Welcome to another episode of our Beyond the Glass Ceiling miniseries in collaboration with IDBS! We caught up with the ever-insightful Helen Kuroczycki to discuss jungle gym careers in STEM. Tune in to hear Helen's insights on gender equity in STEM, motherhood, mentorship, and misconceptions of the industry. Helen Kuroczycki is a Customer Success Manager at IDBS, who produces cloud-based int...

Welcome back to Beyond the Glass Ceiling, our latest podcast miniseries in collaboration with the team at IDBS!  In this episode, we caught up with Diren Cardle, who shared her winding career journey through STEM – stay tuned to hear Diren's insights into the evolution of technology, the importance of effective communication, the key to managing technical teams, and the ongoing representation...

Ahead of our upcoming panel discussion in collaboration with IDBS on the 19th of March, we're catching up with the team in a brand-new podcast miniseries: Beyond the Glass Ceiling.  In this episode, Women in DevOps caught up with the insightful Claire Arthurs, the VP of Operations and Danaher Business System Leader (DBSL) for IDBS, who shared her story of pivoting into tech.  As the VP of ope...

Ahead of our event with IDBS on March 19th, Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Charting Your Career Course in Tech, Women in DevOps caught up with Kusum Thapa, Senior Software Engineer at IDBS. Tune in to hear Kusum's insights and experiences of returning to tech after taking a 6-year career break to raise her family, including overcoming imposter syndrome, the value of continuous learning, and so muc...

'Stay Curious.' Welcome Cat Starkey to the Women in DevOps Podcast! Cat's engineering career spans the past 20+ years, with experience as a software developer, architect, and engineering leader for SaaS companies large and small.   Like many engineers, she thrives on problem-solving – whether it’s technologies, businesses, or people. Her varied experience with different workplace cu...

Welcome to episode 12! Hosted by our very own Dominka Kodadova, Consultant for Trust in SODA and UK ambassador of Women in DevOps. We caught up with Mel Pinto and Sanjna Mander to hear their insights and experiences in working (somewhat inadvertently) at the cutting edge of tech. Tune in to hear their expert insights on GenAI, learning confidence, the power of self-advocacy, and more. Mel has been...

Episode 11 is live! This week, we welcomed the incredible Prakriti Karthauser to the Women in DevOps podcast; tune in to hear her unique insights into motherhood, returning to work, managing remote teams, and so much more. A huge thank you to Prakriti for joining us, it's always a pleasure! Prakriti was studying English Literature at Uni when she decided to drop out to work in the NOC for one...

If there's one feeling Greta Deats is familiar with, it's change. From moving to 13 different schools as a child, to working within many other industries, and even becoming a mother while supporting the next generation of coders; Greta's path to success has not been linear, and she wouldn't have it any other way.  Join Women in DevOps ambassador Alfie Rice as he sits down for a...

In this episode of the Women in DevOps podcast, we caught up with the incredible Barbara Lisa, Director of Transformation at Beyond Gravity, Entrepreneur, Author, and TEDx Speaker. Stay tuned to hear Barbara’s story.  She brings two decades of transformation experience to the digital context. She has worked in leadership positions driving transformation for global businesses like British Petroleum...

In this episode of the Women in DevOps podcast, Dominika Kodadova caught up with Cloud Solutions Architect and Founder of International Women in Tech,  Jeevantika Lingalwar. Tune in to hear Jeevantika's insights and updates on inclusion, leadership, and technology. Enjoy! Jeevantika Lingalwar is a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. She is an MSc. In Cloud Computing and a B.E in Computer S...

Meet Natasha Haverson, Senior Director of Engineering at ServiceNow, who joins Sabrina Battiston for our latest Women in DevOps podcast.  Natasha is a Senior Technology Leader with experience across a wide range of industries and technology companies. Natasha has over 30 years of experience in engineering and technology roles, with 18 of those in People Leadership roles. Her current role is Senior...

'I would rather have an occasional need to bring everybody into that same space and use that time wisely.'  In this Women in DevOps episode, Lauren Langdell is joined by Katie Roberts, Account Principal at NearForm, where she leads over 200 fully remote engineers across mobile, Dev, Data, DevOps, Test and Engineering Management across 27 different countries.  Prior to joining NearForm, s...

How can we channel our feminine energy for good? Lauren caught up with the fabulous Yasmin Benjamin, who is no stranger to the Women in DevOps community. In this episode, they discuss the importance of owning your femininity, and how AI advancements could affect women in particular.  Yasmin has driven innovation by introducing AI and automation into every organization she has been in. She prides h...

Creating a space for your voice is crucial, have you got the right support? A sponsor could be the answer. In this recent panel discussion, we teamed up with Slalom Build to explore the powerful benefits of sponsorship in the workplace.  Some insights include: - The role of sponsorship in career growth - How to identify and secure a sponsor - The subtle (yet significant) differences between mentor...

In this episode of the Women in DevOps podcast, host Lauren Langdell interviews Georgina, the founder of KindTwo, a support organisation for individuals with ADHD. They discuss the importance of creating safe spaces at work and in oneself. Georgina shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with ADHD and how it changed her perspective on neurodiversity.  Georgina is a digital leader, charity f...

After the raging success of our DevOps Live 2023 fireside chat, Lauren caught up with Ixchel Ruiz from JFrog to discuss how exactly we can build an equitable world at work.  Ixchel has developed software application & tools since 2000. Her research interests include Java, dynamic languages, client-side technologies and testing. Java Champion, CDF Ambassador, hackergarten enthusiast, Open Sourc...

Lauren is joined by Lauren Hoe, Senior Manager for Technical Recruiting at Lattice.  Currently leading Technical Recruiting at Lattice, Lauren has been in the tech industry for well over a decade.  She pivoted her career and entered tech as a recruiting coordinator, eventually making her way into leadership.  She started on the G&A side of the house but fell in love with technical recruiting o...

In this episode, Founder and Global Communities Director Lauren Langdell interviewed the fabulous Kelli Mohr, Director of Platform Engineering at Slalom Build. Lauren spoke with Kelli about her journey into tech, as well as tackling burnout and addressing your 'inner critic'.  Kelli Mohr designs cloud architecture in AWS, GCP, and Azure and uses various technologies to implement DevOps s...