Diversify Tech #371

Connecting underrepresented people in tech to career opportunities

Author

Veni Kunche
January 20, 2026

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,
💼 Libro.fm is hiring
📆 The meetup, Scaling Postgres without Boiling the Ocean, is coming up next month
⭐️ CascadiaJS is offering discounted scholarship tickets

Cheers,
Veni Kunche

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JOBS

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From our job board

  • ✅ Technical Product Manager, Content Systems, Libro.fm, Remote - Anywhere, $130,000-$180,000


    About Libro.fm: Libro.fm makes it possible for readers to buy audiobooks from their local, independent bookstore of choice. As a Social Purpose Corporation and Certified B Corp, we’re committed to doing all we can to get more people reading.

    Libro.fm on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
    🔢 11 people in tech 👩‍💻 5 women in tech 🌈 1 LGBTQIA+ person in tech
    Libro.fm's purpose and mission focuses on getting more people to read. We are committed to investing in authors of color, disabled authors, and LGBTQIA+ authors, and elevate their stories throughout our website, app, and marketing communications. Similarly, we seek to build a highly inclusive and diversified team across all of our functional groups. We are well represented and have a strong desire to continue these efforts as we grow our team.

    Learn more about them in their Annual Reports, meet their team, and read their story.

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EVENTS

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RESOURCES

  • CascadiaJS is a community-driven conference for developers in the PNW and beyond. It is being held in Seattle, WA from June 1st - 2nd. They are offering scholarship tickets at a discounted rate to people who live in the Pacific Northwest, can attend the conference both days and are either a member of an under-represented minority or has financial constraints. Apply by April 14th!

  • WoSec is offering a limited number of RSA Conference full pass scholarships to help members attend one of the biggest cybersecurity events of the year in March 2026 in San Francisco! Apply by Jan 21.

  • Applied Machine Learning Mastery Book Bundle
    Humble Bundle is offering a collection of machine learning books like Machine Learning with PyTorch, Mathematics of Machine Learning, Python Machine Learning by Example, and more available at pay-what-you-want pricing with proceeds supporting the Against Malaria Foundation.

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

  • AI Ethics & Responsible Use Guide
    Brittney Ball’s guide lays out how to ensure AI systems are designed, trained, and deployed responsibly, in ways that respect human rights, fairness, and accountability.

  • 7 Rules for Authentic Networking
    Jay Miller offers practical guidance on building genuine professional relationships, emphasizing that effective networking should feel like friendship rather than transaction, with advice on being intentional, concrete with asks, and willing to give more than you take.

  • Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
    Simon Willison reminds us that a software engineer’s job isn’t just to crank out code but to deliver code that works and to include proof that it works via testing.

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