Parul
Gupta
Senior Production Engineer at Meta Platforms Inc (Formerly Facebook)
"Unlocking Your Inner Tech Rockstar: A Woman's Guide to Becoming a Software Influencer"
"Unlocking Your Inner Tech Rockstar: A Woman's Guide to Becoming a Software Influencer"
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Session: Unlocking Your Inner Tech Rockstar: A Woman's Guide to Becoming a Software Influencer
Are you ready to amplify your voice and accelerate your career? As a woman in technology, becoming a software influencer can be intimidating, challenging and also a game-changer. We all know when to start -- START RIGHT AWAY! But how?In this talk, I will reminiscent my past experiences - the myths vs realities and the things I wish I knew sooner. We will explore the strategies and tactics to help overcome imposter syndrome, build your personal brand, and establish yourself as a thought leader in the tech community.
Come and learn about what helped me pace my career and leverage those recipes to become a software influencer as well as a software leader, both within and outside of your company.
Key Takeaways
- Grow your network to build your tomorrow
- Do not dilute the importance of soft skills
- Become an "influencer" at your work environment
- Write! Write! Write! The key to improving and succeeding in tech is to learn how to write
Bio
Parul is a Senior Production Engineer at Meta, where she works within the Python Foundation team. Previously, she worked with Interactive Computing, contributed to accelerating the machine learning (ML) authoring space and gathered extensive experience in ML prototyping tools and techniques. She is also an early contributor to FairLearn, an open-source Python library to help improve fairness in AI systems.Parul is also an advocate for bridging the gender gap in technology and has mentored several aspiring technologists both within and outside of her company. Her goal is to use her expertise to inspire and support others to build a career in the field of computer science.
In her free time, Parul enjoys dancing, painting, and traveling.
