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•Lead Developer Advocate
•Java Champion
•20+ years Java experience
•…and author
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The Computer Boys Take Over – Nathan L. Ensmenger
Hans Albert Rhee, Office Automation in a Social Perspective, 1968
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The Computer Boys Take Over – Nathan L. Ensmenger
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https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/in-head-hunting-big-data-may-not-be-such-a-big-deal.html
Laszlo Bock, Google's SVP of people operations
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• Use your hands on Java Development experience to work on both new and greenfield projects.
• Improve the quality of services by using up-to-date technology.
• Bridge gaps in the business by applying your own knowledge and skills to our Cloud-Native
microservice architecture.
• Collaborate with multiple Stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept up to date.
• Minimum 7 years experience on Java
• In-depth understanding of Spring Security, Spring Cloud, Spring Data and Spring Boot.
• Communication skills to:
• Direct and develop a team of junior technicians
• Keep the CTO regularly updated.
• Must have experience with Kafka and an understanding of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Must have exposure to Cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
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No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering, 1986
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
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AKA Googling
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And listen to the answers!
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If you don’t love learning you’re Doomed
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Talking to computers is the easy bit
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And open minded
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Hypothesise, experiment, draw conclusions
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And time management
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Specifically reading
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• http://bit.ly/buzz-pc (Becoming Fully Buzz Word Compliant)
• http://bit.ly/2qaIjTk (Staying Ahead of the Curve)
• Join a User Group
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Your portfolio makes you look good at the things you are
good at
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Know what it is
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Know your place in it
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I have no idea what I’m doing!
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I’m good at what I do
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“It depends”
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remove gray background, border, and shadow!)
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Goal: Be Employable
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Goal: Be Doing What You Want
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Goal:
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• Referrals
• Job specifications
• CVs
• Recruitment agents
• Phone screens
• Technical tests
• Interviews
• Your Portfolio
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Get past the machines
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Appeal to the humans
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http://bit.ly/cvAdvice
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https://oreil.ly/2CNqdyx
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http://bit.ly/hireEdu
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• Work for a high profile project or company
• User Group Member
• Twitter / Mastodon
• StackOverflow
• Github / Open Source
• Blog
• Conference Presentations
• Book Author
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• Do you have formal evaluations?
• How do promotions / pay rises / bonuses work?
• How much leeway do you have for implementing changes off-book?
• How much freedom do you have for training/reading/experimenting?
• How are decisions made? How does information flow? Is the pub the best way to
find out what’s going on?
• Should you schedule one on ones with your boss?
• Who really has influence?
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Perform to metrics
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And sponsor others
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• High visibility project
• Introduce/manage a process/tech
• Brown bags/internal user groups
• Documentation
• Make changes internally
• In house extra-curricular activities
• Go to the pub
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If you perform non-code activities too well, you may be
moved away from the code
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