Neha

@nerdneha

Sr Director of Eng

& Volunteer

@WriteSpeakCode

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alum. foodie & trip planner. i miss my 305 / beaches / cafecitos

she/herJoined November 2013

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@nerdneha

Apr 29

Come work in my org! We’re hiring two for my department directly (listed in the gist) and in several other departments within the org that I’m in! If you want to work with me or with some of my favorite coworkers, let’s talk!

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Lynn Wallenstein

@LynnWallenstein

· Apr 29

Just posted a couple new opening for my team

Looking for something new? Come join me at working at GitHub! bit.ly/3u2IfCY

I'm on the

podcast today, talking about free education and self-teaching.🐙🐱 Thanks to

@bdougieYO

and

@nerdneha

for the thoughtful interview questions. 30 minute listen: github.com/readme/podcast

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“You better watch out” Got it “You better not cry” Ope deal breaker

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I was talking this weekend with "L", who is a few years from retirement. L is one of the calmest, most unflappable people I've met. I've seen her navigate tough life stuff that she just shrugged off and quietly dealt with every day for years, never a complaint to be heard.

In your company, who are the top 3 favourite people you work with outside you direct team and why? Before you head out for the holiday’s why not write some feedback to their manager, or if you have a formal system in your company use that. Do it now. I’ll wait.

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Question of the day: Open source projects collaborate on code, why don't we collaborate on inclusion? Watch the full video for

@dwcheatham

's insights on creating an inclusive culture in open source communities: youtu.be/yoVDzFEgeJ

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Our latest ReadME Podcast guest,

@jevakallio

, offers a candid account of his relationship with OSS, and the lessons he’s learned trying to balancing his workload with creativity: github.com/readme/podcast

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The orig. 1978 research suggests the feeling of imposter syndrome is bcuz of EXPERIENCING INTERNALIZED BACKLASH, NOT lack of confidence. The best way to slay that shit is keep demonstrating consistent competency & gather objective evidence of your performance. My 5 tips below:

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Maia Singletary

@MaiaUXD

· Dec 7

Who's got tips for battling imposter syndrome??

“But we need to reframe how we think and talk about delegation.” -

@nerdneha

#softwareengineering #techlead #engineeringmanager

leaddev.com

Delegation 202: Finding the right people and setting them up for success

Who should you delegate your next task to?

Whether she’s performing comedy, playing music, writing code, or live streaming on Twitch,

@whitep4nth3r

’s energy is contagious. Hear her full story, now on The ReadME Podcast: github.co/3d6ksuZ

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When

created Hoppscotch, he built it from a developer’s point of view: There’s no gateway, firewall, landing page, or friction for developers of all levels to get started. Read his full story:

github.com

Liyas Thomas

Liyas @liyasthomas scoured 100+ websites to teach himself how to be a developer—one of his many pursuits (which also include artist, mason, construction worker, and chef). Learn his full story on T...

Hey friends, the Ruby Architecture team

@github

is looking to hire a manager. The team works on improving Rails/Ruby for GH. We're looking for a manager to help with OKRs, planning, prioritization, and someone who is a steward of Ruby/OSS work. boards.greenhouse.io/github/jobs/36.

boards.greenhouse.io

Staff Engineering Manager, Ruby Architecture

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Peep my fav podcasts these days 👀👀

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Pocket Casts

@pocketcasts

· Nov 29

Engineering Director and co-host of @github's The ReadME Podcast @nerdneha has curated a list of shows that satiate her curiosity and give her bursts of energy and creativity for the day! Available in Discover and on our blog now: blog.pocketcasts.com/guest-lists/ne

For my fellow introverts around the Thanksgiving (American) table today:

thanxiety.com

Thanxiety — Instant conversation relief

Thanxiety is a collection of a hundred conversation topics building empathy and understanding, readily at hand to save any Thanksgiving dinner.

if I had to pick one thing that I did early/mid-career (and still do today) that has paid the largest dividends in terms of career growth, it would be writing. The process of writing, and the resulting artifacts, have probably done more to establish me than any code I've pushed

Ever need to create "welcome" or "thank you" slides with a bunch of avatars for your all hands or similar team meetings? I do, frequently enough that I created github.com/benbalter/avat to automate the process. Special thanks to

@martinwoodward

@jhutchings0

for their prior art.

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GitHub - benbalter/avatar-montage: Create a tiled montage (or collage) of GitHub Avatar images for...

Create a tiled montage (or collage) of GitHub Avatar images for use in all hands and other "welcome" or "thank you" slides - GitHub - benbalter/avatar-montage: C...

One of these days, I will do an expose on the fortitude, the perseverance, and the possible intoxication required to be the eighth car in line at the #Boulder Taco Bell drive-thru on Baseline