Diversify Tech #292

Connecting underrepresented folks in tech with career opportunities

Hi! Welcome to Diversify Tech's Professional Edition. This newsletter is for underrepresented people in tech; specifically curated for mid-senior level folks. Every Tuesday, we share jobs, events, and other career opportunities.

In this week's edition,

  • 💼 Disco is looking for a Rail Developer

  • ⭐️ This week's spotlight is on Dawn Gibson Wages

  • 🌈 Out in Tech’s Pride: All Together Now is happening tomorrow

  • ⛺️ Rails Camp West is offering scholarships

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JOBS

Opportunities from our hiring partners

Software Development

Data

Information Technology

Opportunities from our partner, Indeed

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SPOTLIGHT

Meet Dawn Gibson Wages, a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft championing the Python community. Prior to this, she served as a Senior Research Developer at Wharton Computing and Instructional Technology, and as a Software Engineer and Project Manager at Lenovo.

In addition to working at Microsoft, she is the Chair/President and Director of the Python Software Foundation. She is also a core team member of WagtailCMS and hosts a monthly Python live stream, The Python Pulse. She volunteers for Django Girls and DjangoCon. She is also a strong advocate for incorporating ethics into open source and software development.

For updates on Dawn Gibson Wages' contributions to technology and community, visit her website and GitHub. You'll find the latest on her projects and speaking engagements.

EVENTS

SPEAK

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RESOURCES

⛺️ Rails Camp West, an outdoorsy un-conference series focused on connecting developers worldwide, is offering 4 tickets to Diversify Tech members. Apply for a scholarship to attend the camp in Cascade, Idaho from August 27th-30th! Deadline is June 22nd.

🔐 Women In Security and Privacy is offering scholarships to Hacker Summer Camp. Submissions are due by June 7th.

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