steve o'gradyquick thread, retweets of which would be most welcome. just got off the line with a recent CS/math grad and Ukrainian woman who just got laid off seven months after starting her career in tech. she's on her own here and supporting her family there.
someone i know and trust has vouched for her and called her "super smart and hard working." and the summa cum laude from Bryn Mawr certainly speaks to the former at a minimum.
she's got back end skills (e.g. transitioning legacy Rails apps to Go). she's got front end skills (e.g. pushing fixes to React) and slightly prefers the latter area. she even has a little ML exposure.
she speaks four languages fluently and some of another two.
geographically her best case is NYC, but is open to roles anywhere.
basically this is a bright, hard working young woman from a country under attack who graduated last spring and is trying to support her family after the rug was pulled out from under her months into a new job.
i've been laid off before, and it was not a good feeling, but i literally can't imagine what it's like to get laid off while you're on your own and your family is thousands of miles away in a country at war.
i told her that i couldn't make any promises but that someone
@redmonk knows might either know of an opportunity or be willing to introduce her to one, both to help her and to help Ukraine.
@redmonk knows might either know of an opportunity or be willing to introduce her to one, both to help her and to help Ukraine.
@redmonk so if any of you reading this know of any good junior opportunities, please DM or email (sogrady redmonk com) me.
thanks all.
happyday@sogrady There is a strong Ukrainian community across the US. Many from the WWII era of displacement. Please let me know if that is something she'd like to tap into.
@sogrady Also, both my parents lost their families in Ukraine during WWII. I am very grateful for the kindness the people of the US have shown our family. Anything I can do would be a blessing.