In this episode of the Interface podcast, the crew celebrates hitting a milestone of 1,000 downloads and chats with Kim Martin, Director of Engineering at Indeed. Kim Martin talks about the emotional aspects of tech and being a software developer, how being a good decision maker is half the battle of a good leader and why she's always hiring.
Notable Quotes
- "…When you're invested, everything is emotional…it's demoralizing…feeling like you're just doing busy work and nobody's ever going to see it. "
- "Computer scientists are creatives and everybody wants to be expressive."
- "Figure out what you're good at and then double down on that because there's always going to be an opportunity for whatever it is that you're doing."
Links
Jennifer Heat Check: https://www.wired.com/story/stack-overflow-gender-problem/
Siara Heat Check: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-affirmative-action-programs-harvard-unc-rcna66770
Contact Kim
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlynicolemartin/
Instagram: @blackgirlgolfing
Reach out to The Interface Podcast Crew at
- interfacepodcast@pros.com OR
- Jenni Plummer – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniplummer/ OR
- Siara Barnes – https://www.linkedin.com/in/siara-barnes-b47a923a/ OR
Matthew Negron – https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-negron94/