Elixir Wizards

Cara Mitchell on Internal In-house eCommerce

Jun 16, 2022

44:41

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Conference Talk Topics - How to Reformulate a Compiler

02:27

Elixir Phoenix

03:50

Kubernetes

03:13

Introduction

2min

I'll Not Leave New York Without That Sandwich

2min

Is It Hockey? Is It Hockey?

2min

The After Rain Smell in New York City

2min

I'll Be There. Oh, and You're Going to Be There?

2min

The Cat Has Just Started Doing Somethings

5min

PepsiCo: What Scale Means?

5min

OTP and Concurrency

4min

Kubernetes

3min

10.

Elixir Phoenix

4min

11.

Lixar Code

3min

12.

Conference Talk Topics - How to Reformulate a Compiler

2min

13.

The Difference Between Kirby and Jigglypuff

2min

14.

PepsiCo Writing Elixir

7min

Welcome to this week’s episode of Elixir Wizards, with our special guest, Cara Mitchell of Pepsi Co. Today we speak with Cara about her career journey that led to her living in the lower East Side of New York City. Cara has been working in the software engineering field for over 20 years and currently works at PepsiCo on their in-house eCommerce platform built with Elixir. Over the years, she's worked on systems that range from embedded firmware to large distributed systems running on thousands of machines. She enjoys working in a number of programming languages and refuses to pick a favorite. Today we learn about Cara’s unique experience as a college dropout turned self-made software engineer and how PepsiCo is working in Elixir on a global scale with an inside look at the goings on at PepsiCo. Tune in today to learn more from today’s special guest, Cara Mitchell!