ASOS Tech Podcast

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Si Jobling talks to Callum Trounce and Elizabeth Nuttall about experimentation. Featuring... Si Jobling (he/him) - Engineering Manager Callum Trounce (he/him) - Senior II iOS Engineer Elizabeth Nuttal (she/her) - Associate Product Manager Show Notes https://medium.com/asos-techblog/embracing-an-experiment-oriented-mindset-at-asos-9f53551f692e Credits Producer: Adrian Lansdown Editor: Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Lucy Wilson and Catherine Conyard Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.Read transcript

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Leonard Atorough talks to Pearl Himpfen from our Customer Care Platform at ASOS. Pearl talks about her journey to becoming a business analyst from a non-technical background. Pearl shares tips for any aspiring business analyst and walks us through her typical day. Featuring... Pearl Himpfen (she/her) - Business Analyst Leonard Atorough (he/him) - Quality Assurance Engineer Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editor: Si Jobling, Lucy Wilson Reviewers: Paul Turner, Carmen Fletcher, Jen Davis Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lucy Wilson and Si Jobling talk to Sunaina Kohli, our Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion about her journey joining ASOS and coordinating the amazing DEI work which is happening across the business. Featuring... Sunaina Kohli (she/her) - Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lucy Wilson (she/her) - Engineering Manager Si Jobling (he/him) - Engineering Manager Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editor: Lucy Wilson Reviewers: Paul Turner, Jen Davis, Carmen Fletcher and Lewis Holmes Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lewis talks to Charlie, Tom, Shay and Phil about our journey from Azure Cloud Services to running our services on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including all the challenges and learnings along the way. Featuring... Charlie Hoyland (he/him) - Lead Software Engineer Tom Scott (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Shay Emambaccus (he/him) - Senior Software Engineer Phil Clarke (he/him) - Senior Platform Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Show Notes Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/kubernetes-service OpenLens: https://github.com/lensapp/lens Helm Package Manager: https://helm.sh Kubernetes Event Driven Autoscaling (KEDA): https://github.com/kedacore/keda Istio Service Mesh: https://github.com/istio/istio Flagger: https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger Prometheus Monitoring & Alerting: https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/ Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editor: Lewis Holmes Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Jen F talks to Sean Coyle from our Android App team about his diverse journey into tech through social services, train photography, his side project for testing new tech and where big tech should focus energy in the future. Featuring... Sean Coyle (he/him) - Associate Android Engineer Jen Fryer (she/her) - Engineering Manager Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editor: Si Jobling Reviewers: Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lewis talks to Chris, Steph, Tim and Tristan about how we have created Service Templates to enable teams to scaffold, build and deploy new services in a standardised way within minutes. Featuring... Chris Newark (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Steph Lee (she/her) - Lead Software Engineer Tim Mills (he/him) - Lead Software Engineer Tristan Vien (he/him) - Senior Software Engineer Show Notes Good Introduction To Service Templates: https://blog.thepete.net/blog/2020/09/25/service-templates-service-chassis/ Backstage Software Templates Feature: https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/ Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editor: Lewis Holmes Reviewers: Si Jobling, Paul Turner and Lucy Wilson Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Jen D talks to Jon Crofts from Paytech about his unconventional journey into tech as an Associate QA Engineer, from aspirations as a scientist through to education in Japan followed by bootcamping into tech, and what a QA does in Paytech. Featuring... Jon Crofts (he/him) - Associate QA Engineer Jen Davis (she/her) - Engineering Manager Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editor: Si Jobling Reviewers: Lucy Wilson, Jen Davis & Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.Read transcript

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lewis talks to Dylan, Aimee and Lakshmi about the rise of generative AI and how this is being used in tools like GitHub Copilot to support engineers in ASOS Tech. Featuring... Dylan Morley (he/him) - Lead Principal Software Engineer Aimee Simmons (she/her) - Software Engineer Lakshmi Pradip Mukkawar (she/her) - Senior Machine Learning Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editor: Lewis Holmes Reviewers: Jen Davis, Paul Turner, Adrian Lansdown Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.Read transcript

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lucy and Adrian talk to David Barrows, Mofe Adeyemi and Dave Megins-Nicholas about all the training and personal development opportunities in ASOS Tech. Featuring... David Barrows (he/him) - Engineering Trainer Mofe Adeyemi (she/her) - PMO Analyst Dave Megins-Nicholas (he/him) - Senior Software Engineer Adrian Lansdown (he/him) - Engineering Manager Lucy Wilson (she/her) - Engineering Manager Show Notes Day In The Life Of… Dave MG (Senior Software Engineer) Credits Producer: Adrian Lansdown, Lucy Wilson Editor: Si Jobling Reviewers: Jennifer Fryer, Jen Davis, Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.Read transcript

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Tom Evans talks to Ashton Hills, Dave Mills, Jacob Lang, Priscilla Fearn & Sukrit Bahadur from our Data Science department about the benefits of cross-functional teams. Featuring... Ashton Hills (she/her) - Machine Learning Engineer Dave Mills (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Jacob Lang (he/him) - Senior Machine Learning Scientist Priscilla Fearn (she/her) - Senior Product Manager Sukrit Bahadur (he/him) - Senior Data Engineer Tom Evans (he/him) - Data Science Manager Credits Producer: Jennifer Fryer Editor: Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech This podcast is powered by Pinecast.Read transcript

Episode Notes You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the Tech. In this episode, we dive into the journey of Meeta Sonsati, Solutions Architect at ASOS, about her journey into tech and what it takes to be a Solutions Architect at ASOS. Featuring... Meeta Sonsati (she/her) - Solutions Architect Adrian Lansdown (he/him) - Engineering Manager Show Notes Solution architecture @ ASOS explained Women In Tech (WIT) blog posts Credits Producer: Adrian Lansdown Editors: Si Jobling Reviewers: Paul Turner, Jen Davis Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about the work we do on our Tech Blog https://medium.com/asos-techblog/

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, host Jen Davis sits down with Char and Laura to discuss their journey into the tech industry. Featuring... Char Ching (she/her) - Platform Lead Laura Tombs (she/her) - Web Engineer Jen Davis (she/her) - Engineering Manager Credits Producer: Jen Davis Editor: Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech

Episode Notes You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the Tech. In this episode, we dive into the journey of Mark McKillion, Senior Platform Engineer at ASOS, as he shares his experiences at ASOS Northern Ireland Tech Hub. Mark discusses his role, as well as his passion for improving developer productivity by automating processes and eliminating pain points. Tune in to learn about the challenges and rewards of being part of a rapidly growing team and Mark's day-to-day life as a Senior Platform Engineer. Featuring... Jen Davis (she/her) - Engineering Manager Mark McKillion (he/him) - Senior Platform Engineer Credits Producer: Adrian Lansdown Editors: Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Paul Turner, Ross Hompstead Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about the work we do on our Tech Blog https://medium.com/asos-techblog/

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, hosts Chris and Lucy talk to Roisin and Ryan about being part of the initial cohorts over the previous year setting up the new tech hub in Northern Ireland, the journey they've been on so far and the culture they've been part of establishing. Featuring... Roisin McCormack (she/her) - Associate Data Engineer Ryan Mitchell (he/him) - Associate Software Engineer Chris Acka (he/him) - QA Engineer Lucy Wilson (she/her) - Engineering Manager Credits Producer: Adrian Lansdown Editor: Si Jobling Reviewers: Jen Davis & Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech

Episode Notes You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the Tech. Carmen Fletcher chats with Eleanor Loh, a lead machine learning scientist at ASOS. They discuss Eleanor's journey into the world of machine learning, her daily work, and the impact of AI. Featuring... Carmen Fletcher (she/her) - QA Engineer Eleanor Loh (she/her) - Lead Machine Learning Scientist Credits Producer: Gemma Harvey Editors: Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Si Jobling, Jen Davies, Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about the work we do on our Tech Blog https://medium.com/asos-techblog/

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech. In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, host Jen Davis sits down with Lucy and Carmen to discuss their journey into the tech industry. As two trailblazing women in the field, Lucy and Carmen share their experiences navigating the challenges and triumphs of working in tech. Featuring... Carmen Fletcher (she/her) - QA Engineer Lucy Wilson (she/her) - Engineering Manager Jen Davis (she/her) - Engineering Manager Credits Producer: Jen Davis Editor: Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech

Episode Notes You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the Tech. Jordan, our DEI Advisor, chats to Digital Experience Manager, Mehvagh Shah, about what it's like to work in Customer Change at ASOS. Featuring... Jordan Ashton (he/him) - DEI Advisor Mehvagh Shah (she/her) - Digital Experience Manager Credits Producer: Chris Acka Editors: Eugene Niemand & Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about the work we do on our Tech Blog https://medium.com/asos-techblog/

Episode Notes You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to Accessibility Specialist, Tzveta, and Web Engineer, Ellie, about how they are creating an inclusive experience for our customers here at ASOS. Featuring... Tzveta Dinova (she/her) - Accessibility Specialist Ellie Hadyoon (she/her) - Web Engineer Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Show Notes Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/ Udacity Web Accessibility Course https://www.udacity.com/course/web-accessibility--ud891 BBC Global Experience Language (GEL) https://www.bbc.co.uk/gel Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) https://accessibility.day/ Deque https://www.deque.com/resources/type/webinars/ Abilitynet https://abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility-services/useful-resources#AbNetwebinars Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editors: Myles Sanigar, Lewis Holmes Reviewers: Ed Collins, Lewis Holmes & Ellen Stirling Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobsRead transcript

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Chris ACKA from our Tech team chats to DEI Advisor, Jordan Ashton, about what it's like to work in our Talent and Culture team. Featuring Jordan Ashton (he/him) - DEI Advisor Chris ACKA (he/him) - QA Engineer Show notes ASOS Purpose and Values: https://www.asosplc.com/this-is-asos/our-purpose-and-values/ Delivering Positive Benefits for People at ASOS: https://www.asosplc.com/fashion-with-integrity/people/ Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editors: Ed Collins & Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Saima Mahmood & Ellen Stirling Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs

You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to one of our Solution Architects, Amrish and Senior Software Engineer, Sarah about Event-Driven Systems. What are they? Why do we use them? Plus some useful insights into how we build Event-Driven Systems within Tech at ASOS. Featuring... Amrish Patel (he/him) - Solution Architect Sarah Wood (she/her) - Senior Software Engineer Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Show Notes Conway's Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law Event Sourcing Pattern https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/event-sourcing Durable Functions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-entities?tabs=csharp Cosmos DB Change Feed https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/change-feed Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling https://keda.sh Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editors: Lewis Holmes, Ed Collins Reviewers: Adrian Lansdown, Si Jobling, Ed Collins & Ellen Stirling Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs