Diversify Tech #300

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 issue,

🎒 Backpack is looking for a Backend Engineer and a Product Owner
📆 A 3-day challenge to create your own path in tech
⚡️ Implement lightning fast search with our sponsor Typesense, an open source alternative to Algolia

Cheers,
Veni Kunche

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JOBS

Opportunities from our hiring partners

• Sr. Backend Engineer, Backpack, New York, San Francisco, Remote-US, $140,000 - $200,000

• Analytics Engineer/Data Engineer, Education Analytics, Madison, WI, 90,000-120,000

• Product, Backpack, New York, San Francisco, US-Remote, $140,000 - $180,000

• IT Manager, Colorado Public Defenders Office, Denver, CO, $9,248.67 - $11,161.67 monthly

Opportunities from our partner, Indeed

Please note that these roles have not been vetted by our team! Make sure to do your own research.

• Senior Software Engineer, Originations, Credit Acceptance, Remote, , $150,500 - $222,500 a year

• Senior QA Automation Engineer- Data Warehouse, Credit Acceptance, Remote, , $111,335 - $155,884 a year

• Software Engineering Manager II, Consumer, Credit Acceptance, Remote, , $218,500 - $416,250 a year

• Software Engineering Manager I, Originations, Credit Acceptance, Remote, , $187,000 - $313,750 a year

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EVENTS

• Aug 5 The Diana Initiative 2024

• Aug 6 - 8 SquadCon 2024

• Aug 12 - 15 Create A Career In Tech That Finally Feels Good: A 3 Day Challenge

Have a free or low-cost tech event to share in our newsletter? Add it here!

SPEAK

• Nov 13 - 15 CITIE 2024. Apply by Aug 15.

• Dec 17 - 20 The 33rd IEEE Asian Test Symposium (ATS 2024). Apply by Aug 15.

Have a CFP to share in our newsletter? Add it here!

RESOURCES

🐞 The best way to debug slow web pages

🚀 17 Essential Web Apps to Improve Your Workflow by 10X

🙅🏾 Here’s how to disable X (Twitter) from using your data to train its Grok AI

💻 Codecademy offers a range of 35-50% off annual Pro and Plus memberships for military, first responders, healthcare workers, educators, college students, and US government assistance recipients. Check it out here!

🤔 Tips on asking for referrals by Shaundai Person

⚡️ Implement lightning fast search with Typesense, an open source alternative to Algolia #sponsor