Ardan Labs Podcast

 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 Introduction03:00 What is Alexandra Doing Today?  07:44 First Memories of a Computer13:30 High School Journey 30:30 Entering University 35:20 Juggling Sports and University40:50 Working for Nike46:40 Working in Criminal Justice 1:00:45 IBM Enters the Radar1:22:00 Getting a Masters in I.T 1:28:00 Moving to VMware1:49:30 Contact Info Connect with Alexandra: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AddisMama17Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandramccoy17/Mentioned in today’s episode:VMware: https://www.vmware.com/IBM: https://www.ibm.com/us-enWant 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

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 Introduction01:25 What is Toby Doing Today?  07:00 First Memories of a Computer21:30 Direction after High School  29:10 Entering University 43:20 Breaking the Shell48:35 Finishing the Degree / First Jobs in Tech1:05:40 Moving to Silicon Valley 1:10:00 Working at Twitter1:16:55 Google Entering the Radar1:22:00 Joining DoorDash 1:28:00 Staying Relevant in Tech 1:34:15 Creating Courses1:43:10 Contact Info Connect with Toby: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuttySwissTobias’s Site: https://tepid.org/toby/Mentioned in today’s episode:Gophercon: https://www.gophercon.com/X: https://twitter.com/NuttySwissWant 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 Introduction01:55 What is Rita Doing Today?  09:22 First Memories of a Computer21:10 Direction after High School  32:30 Pursuing a Degree in the Performing Arts38:30 Employment Outside of School   44:40  Learning to Code 54:00 Applying to the First Job in Tech1:07:15 Moving on From Front End Development1:17:30 Goals For The Future1:30:00 Contact Info Connect with Rita: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rita_codesRita's Website: https://rita.codes/Mentioned in today’s episode:Topi: https://www.topi.eu/enWant 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

Brit Myers is currently the VP of Engineering at System Initiative. Prior to System Initiative, she was a member of the executive team at Hyland Software where she led global engineering teams responsible for building multiple cloud product lines. In this episode, Brit takes us on a journey through her time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.00:00 Introduction02:24 What is Brit Doing Today?  07:42 First Memories of a Computer12:20 Direction after High School  17:30 Deciding on a Career Path25:00 Joining the Workforce / Learning Code32:10 Criteria for a Job Search 39:20 Getting Hired at Hyland Software45:20  Entering a Management Position    54:00 Hiring Philosophies1:07:10 Current Tech Stack / Business Talk  1:23:15 Contact InfoConnect with Brit: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/britpmyers/ System Initiative: https://www.systeminit.com Join the discussion in Discord: https://discord.gg/system-init Mentioned in today’s episode:System Initiative: https://www.systeminit.com/about-usWoven Teams: https://www.woventeams.com/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

 Dr. Vladyslav Ukis is the Head of R&D at Siemens Healthineers. Vlad has 18 years of experience in large-scale software platforms, leadership, digital transformation, continuous delivery, SRE, Devops, and more. In this episode, Vlad takes us on a journey through his time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.00:00 Introduction00:56 What is Vlad Doing Today?  09:13 First Memories of a Computer19:55 Entering University for CS26:40 Working in Tech During University38:15 Deciding to get a PhD47:34 Working on Prim 58:00 Current Role at Siemens1:09:37 Contact infoConnect with Vlad:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/UkisVladyslavLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vladyslav-ukis-5172ba32/Mentioned in today’s episode:Siemens Healthineers: https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/Vlad’s Book: https://a.co/d/7tVHuU2Want 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

Jay Conrod is currently a Software Engineer at EngFlow. EngFlow is a startup providing remote build and execution for Bazel, Cmake, Reclient and more, dramatically speeding up builds and tests for large software projects. Jay was previously part of the Go Team at Google and has had a large impact in the Software Industry.  In this episode, Jay takes us on a journey through his time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.00:00 Introduction00:56 What is Jay Doing Today?  07:25 First Memories of a Computer18:30 Mentality and Ability27:20 Direction after High School  37:30 Internships During University43:00 Diversity in Programming55:30 Getting Hired at Google1:03:10 Joining the Go Team1:10:00 Go - Tech Talk  1:20:00 Moving to EngFlow1:38:00 What Would You Remove From Go?1:45:30 Contact InfoConnect with Jay:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayConrodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayconrod/Jay’s Website: https://jayconrod.comMentioned in today’s episode:EngFlow: https://www.engflow.com/Zig: https://ziglang.org/The Art of Learning: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Learning-Journey-Optimal-Performance-ebook/dp/B000QCQ970Want 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

Jesús Espino is a Senior Staff Engineer at Mattermost specializing in Full Stack Development on the API side of the platform. Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle. Mattermost’s platform powers over 800,000 workspaces worldwide with the support of over 4,000 contributors from across the developer community.  In this episode, Jesús takes us on a journey through his time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.00:00 Introduction05:29 What is Jesús Doing Today? 10:50 First Memory of a Computer17:32 Thoughts on University25:21 Joining the Workforce33:03 First Job after University47:08 Moving Companies51:30 Transitioning to Go58:40 Deciding to Focus on Go1:03:40 Solving Problems with Internals of Go1:11:50 Thoughts on Mattermost1:13:16 Contact InfoConnect with Jesús: Twitter: https://twitter.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesus-espinoMentioned in today’s episode:Mattermost: https://mattermost.com/Gophercon EU: https://gophercon.eu/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

Miki Tebeka is the CEO of 353solutions and an Instructor at Ardan Labs where he specializes in teaching effective hands-on workshops all over the world and solving tough problems as a Consultant. He is also the organizer of Gophercon Israel and Pydata Israel Meetup and a published author. In this episode Miki takes us on his journey through the tech industry and shares his experiences along the way. 00:00 Introduction07:17 What is Miki Doing Today?13:19 First Memory of a Computer16:30 Joining the Army27:43 Starting University34:18  First Jobs in Tech49:46 Moving to the U.S1:00:47 Moving back to Israel / Starting 353solutions1:08:38 Post-Covid Education1:14:40 Future of Go and Python1:25:40 Contact InfoConnect with Miki: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tebekaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikitebekaEmail: Miki@ardanlabs.com Mentioned in today’s episode:Zig: https://ziglang.org/353solutions: Miki@353soultions.comWant 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

Brad Peabody is a Senior Software Engineer who has been coding for over 20 years. He is involved in the Go community and has been coding in Go for many years. Brad is currently working on multiple startups and also works as a contractor developing Go code for clients. In this episode, Brad tells us his story leading up to where he is today. 00:00 Introduction00:43 What is Brad Doing Today?06:57 First Memory of a Computer14:25 High School Hacking17:00 Thoughts after High School22:40 First Jobs in Tech28:20 Going Solo37:15 Juggling Businesses43:45 Combining  Front and Backend52:50 Go as a First Language / Tech Talk1:10:00 Marketing YourselfConnect with Brad: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradliusgpLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-peabodyMentioned in today’s episode:Fyne: https://fyne.io/Wails: https://wails.io/ 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

Teiva Harsanyi is  a software engineer at Google, specializing in backend development and distributed systems. He has extensive experience in designing and implementing resilient, responsive, scalable, and maintainable systems. He is also the author of the book “100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”. In this episode, Teiva discusses his journey to becoming a published author and Software Engineer at Google. 00:00 Introduction00:53 What is Teiva Doing Today? 04:05 First Memory of a Computer17:20 Thoughts for University25:00 Engineering School Curriculum 32:20 Interests Going Through University 35:40 First Jobs in Tech42:00 Working for a Helicopter Company52:40 The Next Opportunity and Moving Countries58:37 Discovering Go1:03:40  Finding Utility Warehouse1:11:00 Joining Docker1:16:50 The Experience Working at Google1:19:00 Writing “100 Go Mistakes” 1:25:30 Contact InfoConnect with Teiva: Twitter: https://twitter.com/teivahLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teiva-harsanyi/?originalSubdomain=frTeivas Book: https://www.manning.com/books/100-go-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-themMentioned in today’s episode:Docker: https://www.docker.com/Utility Warehouse: https://uw.co.uk/about-us/careers 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