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January 21, 2025

A Month in as EM & Back in SF 🌉

A new chapter in SF begins. Reflecting on my first month as an Engineering Manager, house hunting, and staying hopeful through challenges.

January 18, 2025

Course Review: Management Fundamentals for the Modern Leader with Kelly Vaughn

Kelly Vaughn’s Maven course is a must for those new to engineering management. I appreciated her actionable advice and engaging small-group discussions.

December 5, 2024

Reflections on My Fireside Chat with Doximity: Women of Color in Engineering

Reflections on my fireside chat with Doximity, where I shared insights on diversity in engineering and actionable steps for building inclusive tech teams.

September 12, 2024

Slack AMA: The team behind Slack lists

Discover how Slack’s Lists feature was built, what's next for it, and how it can elevate your team’s productivity! Highlights from an AMA I was in.

January 21, 2025

A Month in as EM & Back in SF 🌉

A new chapter in SF begins. Reflecting on my first month as an Engineering Manager, house hunting, and staying hopeful through challenges.

January 18, 2025

Course Review: Management Fundamentals for the Modern Leader with Kelly Vaughn

Kelly Vaughn’s Maven course is a must for those new to engineering management. I appreciated her actionable advice and engaging small-group discussions.

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Salesforce Day 1 Web Campaign

I led members of my team to launch a number of different web updates for Day One of the Salesforce acquisition of Slack.

Salesforce Day 1 Web Campaign

Featured in GitHub's ReadME Project

Shared my experience on building community, gaining social capital, and embracing my identity in open source.

Featured in GitHub's ReadME Project

5 Job Interview Questions Slack Asks Software Engineers

My insights into software engineering interviews at Slack were featured in an article published by Built In.

5 Job Interview Questions Slack Asks Software Engineers

Featured in Latina Style Magazine

My story as a Latina software engineer was featured in the Latina Style Magazine.

Featured in Latina Style Magazine

Girls Who Code Club Talk

Gave a 30-minute talk to two classes of girls at a public school in Newport News, VA to inspire them to pursue computer science and serve as a role model.

Girls Who Code Club Talk

How Traditional Technical Interviews Impact Diversity

Interviewed for a podcast focused on software developers and shared my thoughts on the technical interview.

How Traditional Technical Interviews Impact Diversity