Alexandra McCoy is currently a Site Reliability Engineer at VMware. With four years of experience in the field and six years within open-source and cloud environments, Alexandra shares insightful anecdotes and valuable expertise. From leading large-scale software projects to mastering Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration, her story is filled with innovation and dedication. In this episode, Alexandra takes us on a journey through her time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.

00:00 Introduction

03:00 What is Alexandra Doing Today?

07:44 First Memories of a Computer

13:30 High School Journey

30:30 Entering University

35:20 Juggling Sports and University

40:50 Working for Nike

46:40 Working in Criminal Justice

1:00:45 IBM Enters the Radar

1:22:00 Getting a Masters in I.T

1:28:00 Moving to VMware

1:49:30 Contact Info

Connect with Alexandra:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AddisMama17

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandramccoy17/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

VMware: https://www.vmware.com/

IBM: https://www.ibm.com/us-en

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Tobias Weingartner plays a pivotal role in Google's Traffic Control Team, where he specializes in optimizing the global system load balancer (GSLB). As an integral member of this team, he collaborates closely with the development team responsible for crafting the intricate code that powers Google's internal load balancing infrastructure. Specifically, Tobias focuses his expertise on the SRE aspect, ensuring the seamless operation of Google's vast network traffic. In this episode, Tobias takes us on a journey through his time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.

00:00 Introduction

01:25 What is Toby Doing Today?

07:00 First Memories of a Computer

21:30 Direction after High School

29:10 Entering University

43:20 Breaking the Shell

48:35 Finishing the Degree / First Jobs in Tech

1:05:40 Moving to Silicon Valley

1:10:00 Working at Twitter

1:16:55 Google Entering the Radar

1:22:00 Joining DoorDash

1:28:00 Staying Relevant in Tech

1:34:15 Creating Courses

1:43:10 Contact Info

Connect with Toby:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuttySwiss

Tobias’s Site: https://tepid.org/toby/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Gophercon: https://www.gophercon.com/

X: https://twitter.com/NuttySwiss

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Rita Iglesias is a Software Engineer currently employed at a startup called Topi. Lately, Rita has been creating projects using React for the frontend and Go for the backend. She also creates some awesome content relating to the tech world! In this episode, Rita takes us on a journey through her time entering the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.

00:00 Introduction

01:55 What is Rita Doing Today?

09:22 First Memories of a Computer

21:10 Direction after High School

32:30 Pursuing a Degree in the Performing Arts

38:30 Employment Outside of School

44:40 Learning to Code

54:00 Applying to the First Job in Tech

1:07:15 Moving on From Front End Development

1:17:30 Goals For The Future

1:30:00 Contact Info

Connect with Rita:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rita_codes

Rita's Website: https://rita.codes/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Topi: https://www.topi.eu/en

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs