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Diversify Tech #384
Connecting underrepresented people in tech to career opportunities
Veni Kunche
April 21, 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,
💼 The Federation of American Scientists is seeking to sponsor a fellow, who will be placed within the office of a member of Congress
📆 The Techqueria Summit and the Blacks in Tech x Techqueria Career Fair are this week
⭐️ Kelly Vaughn is hosting a workshop on navigate tough conversations at work
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Veni Kunche
JOBS
✅ = Hiring partners who have passed our vetting process
From our job board
✅ Congressional Fellow, Federation of American Scientists, Washington, DC, USA, $154,000 (Applications close on April 22nd)
✅ AI Science Advisor (California Department of Technology / Governor's Office of Emergency Services), California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), Sacramento, CA, $190,000-$220,000
Staff Software Engineer, ActBlue, Remote - US, $191,681-241,452
From around the web
Data
Analyst, Client Insights, Extend, Remote, US
Analytics Engineer, Axios, Remote
Data Scientist, BlueLabs , Washington D.C. or Remote
Data Analyst I, BlueLabs, Inc., Washington D.C. or Remote
DevOps Engineer, Vannevar, Remote
Design
UX-UI Designer, Irth Solutions, Remote
Software Engineering
Full Stack Engineer, Contacts, Calendly, Remote - US
Full Stack Developer, Securitas, New York, NY, Remote
Senior Data Engineer, Sayari, Remote - US
Software Engineer: Full Stack, Product Engagement , Thatch, Remote (US)
Software Engineer: Infrastructure, Thatch, Remote (US)
Sr. Mobile Software Engineer, CentralReach, Remote - US
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EVENTS
Apr 22 - 23 Techqueria Summit
Apr 23 Working Smarter in R: Tips, Tricks & Real-World Lessons, Online
Apr 23 - 24 Data Carpentry at INHS, Champaign, IL
Apr 23 Women in Data Science (WiDS) Spring Conference, Chicago, IL
Apr 25 Pathways & Power Moves, Washington DC
Apr 29 - May 2 JoomlaDay USA, Delray Beach, Fl & virtual
May 2 SQL Saturday Jacksonville 2026 (#1128), Jacksonville, FL
May 11 - 13 Code Remix, Miami
May 13 - 14 Agile Manchester 2026, Manchester
May 13 - 19 PyCon US 2026, Long Beach, CA
May 14 AI, ML and Computer Vision Meetup, Online
May 18 - Apr 21 Image Processing Data Carpentry Workshop, Madison, WI
May 19 - 26 The Premier PHP Conference of 2026, Chicago
May 19 - 22 PGConf.dev 2026, Vancouver, BC, Canada
May 19 Designing Intelligent Systems: Accessible AI & Real-World Architecture, Atlanta, GA
May 20 Code Reading Club, Atlanta, GA
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SPEAK
Sep 3 - 4 The Commit Your Code Conference 2026! in Dallas, TX. Apply by Apr 30.
Jun 2 Gusto's NYC Lightning Talks from Women & Non-binary folks in Tech, June 22 in NYC and online. Apply by Apr 30.
May 13 - 14 Apidays New York in New York, NY. Apply by May 12.
May 18 - 19 TechEx North America in San Jose, CA. Apply by May 17.
Oct 1 Open Tech Day 2026 in Nuremberg, Germany. Apply by May 31.
Nov 3 - 24 XtremeJS-2026 (Virtual). Apply by Jul 10.
Nov 10 XtremeJS-2026 (Virtual). Apply by Jul 10.
May 27 JNation 2026 in Coimbra, Portugal.
Jun 12 - 16 React Summit in Amsterdam.
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ARTICLES & TUTORIALS
What Are CTEs in SQL
Jess Ramos breaks down three essential use cases for Common Table Expressions in SQL, helping beginners prepare for SQL interviews with hands-on examples.
Hands-On Performance Optimization: Fixing Your Slow React Apps
Shruti Kapoor walks through re-renders, bundle size, LCP, memory leaks, and hydration issues, diagnosing and fixing what makes React apps slow.
Navigate Tough Conversations at Work
Kelly Vaughn's live workshop ($375) helps managers structure difficult conversations around underperformance, feedback, and misalignment using a reusable framework. Next cohort starts May 16, 2026.
7 Authentication Concepts Every Developer Should Know
Hayk Simonyan covers seven authentication methods every developer should know, from Basic Auth and API keys to JWTs, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SSO.
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