Woke up in Tech

In this episode, Frieda is joined by a panel of experts from the UK and the US, including Eddie Rich, a highly experienced product designer and strategist now working with a complex enterprise company at OLI Systems Rally Pagulayan, CEO of Echo User and a veteran in UX research and design Chen Wang, a generative AI specialist and founding engineer at Fifth Dimension AI Together, we discussed the current state of the tech job market, reflecting on its rollercoaster journey over the past few years: The evolution and rise of UX designers Demand in the software engineering market in the UK Post-COVID hiring challenges, practices, and criteria Impact of AI on software engineering Importance of networking (but not what you thought it was going to be)

In this episode, we're excited to have a couple of experts joining us: Stefan, co-founder of Mindstone, and Andrew, product design from Meta. Together, we'll dive into the fascinating topic of generative AI and explore its impact not just in the creative and art space but also in software development, research, and companies' responsibilities in using available online data. We'll unravel what's real and what's not, and why it matters. Additionally, we'll discuss the potential harmful intentions that can arise with machine learning. Get woke and let's dive in! wokeupintech@pm.me

So, in this episode we're gonna chat about what it's like working in Singapore versus London. We're super excited to have our very first guests - Maeve from Revolut Design and Aman from Product. They're gonna spill the tea about their personal learnings, challenges, and overall experiences while working in London and Singapore. Can't wait to hear what they have to say! As usual, please send any feedback and questions to wokeupintech@pm.me!

In this episode we’re sharing our journey to the tech world, including why we chose design and research, how design and research were involved the shift from business-led product into more customer-centric product mindset, to our first ever interview, and how to stand out from the crowd in this competitive market by utilising what’s already on the existing market. Tune in to see if our journey can help you on yours! As always, send us any feedback or questions to wokeupintech@pm.me

As this is a pilot episode, we want to give you a bit of background about us. We talk about what we do, how we knew each other, how we got into Tech, what did we do before and what we're thinking of doing with Woke up in Tech,Chat to us, or send us any questions to wokeupintech@pm.me