Pete
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.
John Minnihan
Anil Dash@sogrady @jbminn I’m digging in. Can always get me at [email protected] but right now everything I see isn’t ideal for early-career, but I’ll keep looking.
Joyce Park@sogrady If this helps at all, the company I work for is very math-focused and hiring for a software engineer to join our team. https://desmos.rippling-ats.com/
@sclower apologies for the belated follow up, have been digging through responses. what's the best contact info to relay to her?
@sogrady I recommend the link i sent as it describes current job openings. But if an email is preferable, she can reach out to [email protected]. No guarantees, but I hope it will help.
ToddMedema has moved@sogrady my team is hiring at Tesla and would love to talk with her - https://www.tesla.com/careers/search/job/software-engineer--161860
@toddmedema apologies for the belated follow up, have been digging through responses. what's the best contact info to relay to her?
der.hans@sogrady try #GetFediHired hashtag, also #FOSSjobs
the #infosec hashtag generally gets lots of listings, sometimes for people newly getting into security