DeveloperBridge: SoundCloud’s Program for Training People from Diverse Backgrounds to Become Engineers
SoundcloudDeveloperBridge is a year-long, full-time, paid traineeship program where participants learn from and work with engineering teams at…
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7 posts
17 Jul 2020
15 Sept 2019
I often get contacted by recruiters asking if I am interested in changing company. Even if I am happy where I am, I briefly check out companies I have not heard of before. One reason is that you never know, … Continue reading →
18 Jan 2018
Back in 2016, the SoundCloud People Team collaborated with engineering management in an effort to bring more junior engineers into the…
22 Nov 2015
I regularly get emails from recruiters trying to get me to change jobs. Unfortunately, many of the emails are not very good, wasting my and the recruiters’ time. So here are 5 tips for recruiters on how to write a good … Continue reading →
19 Mar 2015
I am frequently contacted by recruiters looking for leads. This isn’t an attempt to blow my own horn, I’m sure you are also constantly pestered. What is frustrating is the recruiters who come calling for leads are universally unaware of the meetups and user groups in the local area for the role they are recruiting […]
22 Jun 2014
A few days ago, after reading yet another article on the critical importance of only hiring the best people — yet being unable to offer any concrete suggestions on how to do this, save slavishly repeating the “best people” homily — I posted the following https://twitter.com/davecheney/status/479126596545036288 I find twitter to be a hopeless medium for […]
21 Aug 2013
I have read a couple of blog posts about LinkedIn recently. “Is LinkedIn Cheating Employers and Job Seekers Alike?” is criticizing LinkedIn for charging job seekers to appear “at the top of the list” when applying for a job. “LinkedIn … Continue reading →