See you at TechCrunch Justice on Tuesday 6/6!
Next Tuesday, June 6th, Dev Bootcamp will host a panel at TechCrunch Justice called “Challenging the Bar: Why Tech Companies Need to Start Hiring Non-Traditional Engineers,” featuring engineering leaders from Intuit, Pinterest, LinkedIn, thoughtbot, and Twilio.
Bootcamps represent the fastest growing and most diverse source of technical talent in the tech industry (Reference: Demographics of coding bootcamp programs vs. CS programs below), yet most tech companies don’t have dedicated hiring programs aimed at providing entry level technical opportunity for career changers.
Dev Bootcamp, the 1st immersive coding program, has helped thousands of students across the U.S. transition into technical careers in the tech industry, and worked with companies like Intuit, Pinterest, Airbnb, Uber, LinkedIn, Twilio and Microsoft on apprenticeship programs geared towards hiring and onboarding talent from non-traditional education paths and underrepresented groups.
In this panel, we’ll discuss apprenticeships from the viewpoint of engineering leadership. What role does mentorship and allyship play in setting cultural standards for an engineering team? Why is it vital to hire engineers from different backgrounds, and what value does this bring to your company and products?
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Can’t make it? Feel free to e-mail apprenticeships@devbootcamp.com and we’ll be happy to set up a time to share resources and talk about these programs.
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Our Panelists:
Jose Alvarado — Senior Engineering Manager at Intuit
Jose has over 13 years of experience as a passionate developer and engineering leader. Currently, as a Senior Engineering Manager at Intuit, Jose manages full stack teams focused on building out the inventory experience for small business owners, in-product search, in-product discovery, and developer productivity. He enjoys mentoring and guiding 14 junior developers towards growth and is a champion for Intuit’s diversity and inclusion hiring initiatives. Before Intuit, he was an Engineering Manager at Realtor.com and was a Specialist in the US Army, where he received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Army Service medal. Jose holds a degree in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University and a Masters in Engineering Management from George Washington University.
Sarah Clatterbuck — Senior Director of Engineering at LinkedIn
Sarah is a Senior Director of Engineering at LinkedIn and board member at the Girl Scouts of America, Northern California. She currently leads engineering for three groups in application infrastructure, including the Ember open-source ecosystem. Throughout her career, Sarah has worked on several high-traffic Web properties while progressing in leadership ranks. Prior to joining LinkedIn, she was an engineering manager at Yahoo!, where she led development for the Universal Header platform and user experience. Sarah also held previous roles at Packeteer, Apple, and two startups. She received her Master’s degree from San Jose State University School of Information, specializing in Information Architecture and Systems Design.
Dan Croak — CMO and Web Developer at thoughtbot
Dan is currently CMO and Web Developer at thoughtbot, a 90-person team of designers and developers with offices in eight cities in the US and Europe. Clients hire them to design, develop, and grow their web or mobile products.Dan joined thoughtbot as a developer in 2007, helping design, develop, and grow products for more than 50 of thoughtbot’s startup clients. He started thoughtbot’s San Francisco office in 2012 and their growth team in 2014. He was the founding force behind thoughtbot’s apprenticeship, which has helped launch and enhance technical careers for hundreds of junior developers over the last 6 years. Before thoughtbot, Dan was a Web Developer at Fidelity Investments. Dan is a self taught developer, and holds degrees in Philosophy and Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross.
Sha Sha Chu — Android Platform Tech Lead at Pinterest
Sha Sha has over 10 years of experience in engineering and management at companies like EA and OnLive. At EA, Sha Sha managed 12 gameplay engineers for the Sims 3 Expansion Pack team. At OnLive, Sha Sha managed a team of 5 engineers and the development and release schedule of the Java backend, while contributing to parts of the OnLive service, like C++ server components. At Pinterest, Sha Sha manages the Android product. Sha Sha holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from Stanford.
Vivek Nair — Education & Training Engineer at Twilio
Vivek has been a Software Engineer at Twilio for 4 years, where he designed, built, and operated SIP infrastructure for voice connectivity products. Simultaneously, he has served as the Diversity & Inclusion Co-Lead, where he supports employee resource groups, facilitates sponsoring and hosting events, advocates for inclusive hiring practices, and influences company policies and strategic decisions. In his new role as Education & Training Engineer, he leads the Hatch the Owl apprenticeship program for underrepresented groups in tech. He will empower new engineers with training around tools, infrastructure, and best practices. In his free time, he volunteers at the San Francisco SPCA and mentors at Out for Undergrad, a group of LGTBQQIA students, about how to best leverage their sexual orientation and gender identity to be their authentic selves in the tech industry. Vivek holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Our Moderator:
Michael Walker — Senior Campus Director, San Francisco
Walker (otherwise known as Michael) has an MBA from the U of Michigan and years of experience in senior marketing in technology roles in large organizations like EA, Mattel, and Kraft Foods. Since moving to the Bay Area in 2010, he has focused on entrepreneurial opportunities, serving as CMO for BN Robotics and COO at a small mobile app company. Becoming a software developer was a lifelong desire and, after several fundraising meetings, it became clear that developing this new super power would be invaluable. He enrolled as a full time student and graduated from Dev Bootcamp in 2015. Beyond his love for coding, Walker is a passionate father, uncle, cyclist and poker player.
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Demographics of coding bootcamp programs vs. CS programs
Ethnicity | Bootcamp Percentage | CS Percentage
Native American | .1% | .07% | .4% |
Asian American | 12% | 1.4% | 25.3% |
Black | 5.4% | 3.1% |
Latinx | 12.7% | 7.5% |
White | 69.9% | 50.3% |
Other | 12.6% | 3.1% |
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Gender | Bootcamp Percentage | CS Percentage
Female | 43.5% | 17.9%
Male | 55% | 82.1%
Non-Binary | 1.7% | data not collected
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Bootcamp Source: 2016 Course Report Alumni Outcomes & Demographics Study: 52 qualifying coding bootcamps, 1,143 responses
https://www.coursereport.com/reports/2016-coding-bootcamp-job-placement-demographics-report#Table1
CS Source:
2016 Taulbee Survey: 183 participating institutions from US CS Public, US CS Private, US CE, US Information, Canadian
http://cra.org/crn/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/05/2016-Taulbee-Survey.pdf
