Ep 45 - How to Become A Site Reliability Engineer with Bobby Dorlus

Meet the man that helped build Twitter!

The #WorkingInTech series follows the career journeys of thriving tech professionals. We unpack their career stories to turn lessons learned into useful tips to help you make winning career moves. On Friday 9/20, I’ll be speaking with Bobby Dorlus, a veteran Engineer turned Professional Speaker with over 20 years of experience in technology and engineering. Bobby's expertise lies in site reliability engineering (SRE), with a focus on hyper-scale distributed infrastructure. During his impressive 9-year stint at Twitter, Bobby achieved the prestigious title of Staff Engineer, breaking barriers as one of the few Black engineers to reach this level. He'll share his firsthand account of Twitter's technological evolution and its journey towards diversity and inclusion. In this episode, Bobby will discuss: - His transition from engineering to professional speaking - The challenges and triumphs of being a Black engineer in Silicon Valley - His current mission with #TheTechHustle to mentor and inspire the next generation of diverse tech talent 𝕏 CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIALS 𝕏 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juwonthetechie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuwonTheTechie Threads: https://www.threads.net/@juwonthetechie IG: https://www.instagram.com/juwonthetechie/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juwon-io/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juwonthetechie CONNECT WITH BOBBY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-bobby-dorlus/ The Tech Hustle: http://thetechhustle.com/ GitHub: https://github.com/bdorlus CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Discovering Tech 8:30 - Skills over Diplomas 17:20 - Mentorship and Building Relationships 22:08 - Tech is Everywhere 25:38 - Layoffs 31:00 - Working at Twitter 49:45 - Planning a Career in Big Tech 54:00 - Salary Progression 56:00 - #TheTechHustle59:10 - Final Words 1:00:55 - Conclusion