GitLab / Meet the Tanukis

In this episode of Meet the Tanukis, we talk with Hannah Sutor, Senior Product Manager of Auth at GitLab!

1:52 - Pj!
3:24 - Hannah!
4:23 SSH key jokes from Pj
5:11 Hannah's history
10:16 Hannah realizes how much she likes APIs
11:20 Hannah reaches GitLab
12:37 "look back and see how the pieces ... were working in your favor"
13:23 Identity at GitLab
15:05 Data used to flag suspicious behavior
16:30 User interactions/ requested features
18:30 identity outside of "Logins" and tech
22:15 Identity in the REAL world
24:43 Creativity in tech
27:27 Hannah giving back to classrooms
30:13 advice to younger tech folks
31:29 thank you!

Let's meet Hailey Pobanz, Area Sales Manager - SMB EMEA

1:54 - Welcome!
4:55 - Hailey!
5:45 - Hailey Introduces herself
7:20 - Hailey learning Dutch
8:53 - What brought Hailey to the Netherlands?
11:20 - The journey to becoming a sales engineer
14:00 - The paths/careers we take
15:50 - From startup in the Netherlands to GitLab
19:00 - The excitement of startup work/ sudden news
21:05 - Fired! 😧
23:25 - The ability to work remotely changed my life
25:40 - Pregnant at GitLab and telling the team.
28:23 - Being able to be Authentic at work
30:05 - From Individual Contributor to Manager
32:49 - The “traditional” career ladder and good managers
35:05 - Working in sales as a woman
39:45 - Expected to be a bro / the Cool Girl stereotype
41:15 - Bringing feminine energy to sales
44:00 - Shoutout Mountain Dew.
45:04 - Sales Management as a woman, mentoring, hiring, teaching…
45:36 - Normalize crying! (PJ used to cry in front of students all the time. lol)
46:35 - Side convo: Remote work means you never know how tall someone is
47:22 - The ability to make an impact
49:40 - Balance!
50:00 - Reference to “Drop the Ball” by Tiffany Dufu. http://tiffanydufu.com/drop-the-ball
51:30 - Celebrate others’ success
55:00 - Create the commute
56:44 - Take care of yourself first
57:55 - Advice for people just getting started
58:08 - Surfing Metaphor - Go under the chaos
59:54 - Thanks!
1:00:45 - Outro

In this episode of Meet the Tanukis, we talk to Jessica Reeder, Senior All Remote Campaign Manager! We talk about non-traditional backgrounds, Burning Man, and finding yourself.

2022 All Remote playbook! - https://allremote.info
https://www.jessicareeder.com
https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/readmes/jessicareeder/


1:56 - Pj!
3:47 - Jessica Reeder!
4:32 - Tell us about yourself!
6:04 - Majoring in Linguistics - a non-traditional background
7:31 - Did Linguistics help you in your current career?
9:40 - Remote work at GitLab
12:12 - How to do Remote work? How Jessica helps remote at GitLab
15:16 - Remote work advice
17:46 - Pandemic remote work is not remote work
19:25 - Starting as secretary, ending up at GitLab
23:30 - Hustle/grind culture vs working hard
26:45 - Jessica works for Burning Man
30:30 - Trailblazer! "I seem to glom onto the next big thing"
33:23 - individual companies and people choose what's best for them
35:00 - "I don't like to just go to parties, I want to be the one throwing the party"
38:26 - From Burning man to GitLab
41:30 - When the job description is perfect – Pj's story
43:56 - "I felt seen"
44:58 - Values in job selection
46:36 - ALL CAPS CHANNEL IN GITLAB SLACK
51:10 - Real Life all caps interview section: WE SCREAM AT EACH OTHER FOR A FEW MINUTES
53:16 - Advice to former self
54:44 - Thanks, goodbye, fun show ending!
55:35 - Outro

In this episode of Meet the Tanukis, we talk to Wayne Haber, Director Engineering for Security, Applied ML, and Growth. Wayne tells about how he got into tech, what he's working on with his teams, and other exciting topics.

0:00 - Intro
1:53 - Pj
5:05 - Wayne!
5:25 - Wayne Introduction
7:16 - Machine Learning to recommend reviewers for code
7:54 - Talking about the Anti-abuse team (Spam and CI abuse)
10:45 - How Wayne got into coding, engineering, and tech
11:15 - Hot-Swap Game cartridges
13:20 - Wayne enters University
14:50 - 2nd developer at a company to CTO
20:33 - initial role with GitLab
23:50 - What does the Growth team do?
27:00 - "A failed experiment is not a bad thing"
29:40 - Secure stage vs Defend Stage
32:55 - It's all about balancing risks
37:12 What's new with your teams?
39:20 We're Hiring! https://boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab
41:50 - The Handbook! https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/
42:25 Goodbye!

Meet the Tanukis is a show featuring GitLab team members. John Coghlan is the Manager of Developer Evangelists at GitLab. In this episode, we talk about his path to GitLab and his and Pj's upcoming talk at DevRelCon 2021 -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/metzinaround

1:50 - Pj intro
4:18 - John Coghlan! Muted!
4:31 - John Coghlan! Unmuted!
6:14 - John's path to GitLab
11:20 - "What do we call ourselves" GitLab Evangelists
14:05 - actually getting into DevRelCon 2021 - https://2021.devrel.net/
17:10 Pj's Talk - https://2021.devrel.net/speaker/pj-metz/
18:20 - John's talk - https://2021.devrel.net/speaker/john-coghlan/
21:00 - Knowing clearly what the next step in your career is
22:10 - Preview of John's talk
24:35 - Sample of talks at DevRelCon 21
25:54 - Vera Tiago - https://2021.devrel.net/speaker/vera-tiago/
26:48 - Adam FitzGerald - https://2021.devrel.net/speaker/adam-fitzgerald/
27:49 - Cassandra Faris - https://2021.devrel.net/speaker/cassandra-faris/
29:21 - Jordana Fung - https://2021.devrel.net/speaker/jordana-fung/
31:34 - You're not trying to convince the person you're arguing with, you're trying to convince the audience listening
33:26 - Kay Bamigboye - https://2021.devrel.net/speaker/kay-bamigboye/
34:19 - Akanksha Bhasin - https://2021.devrel.net/speaker/akanksha-bhasin/
37:38 - Thanks and goodbye!

In this episode, we chat with Michael Friedrich, Senior Developer Evangelist at GitLab! We talk about Open Source, the importance of trying new things, and some best practices you can institute as you're doing new things!

Links:
Everyone can Contribute Cafe! - https://everyonecancontribute.com/
Michael's presentation at 55:04 - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ydGggxiD7U1UcwVdr2Rz3ERl0UU19wsAeRmct5tcUN0/edit?usp=sharing
Michael's OSS journey - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HnciJEQ8dDiHMaq1APg5WXA4mvcYQd9fdtvHicf-JyU/edit#slide=id.gdb238ed7ab_1_1
GitPod - https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/07/19/teams-gitpod-integration-gitlab-speed-up-development/

Free Licenses for Education/Research Institutions! - https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/education/join

Time Stamps:
1:46 Pj!
4:39 Michael!!
5:55 The hat (we're matching, 🤣🤣🤣)
7:44 The Old Tanuki.
8:31 Community Tanukis
10:20 Michael's room background
12:14 TONS of tanukis
15:05 CI/CD workshops
18:48 From Open Source Contributor to Team Member
25:24 Community connections are important! / Creative Developers
28:40 Everyone can Contribute!
32:16 Your learning can become a workshop later.
38:43 GitLab's transparency
44:20 I LOVE GITPOD
54:19 trying new things in search of solutions that work for others!
55:04 Michael's Journey!
57:18 Outro

In this episode of Meet the Tanukis, we talk with Christos Bacharakis, Code Contributor Senior Program Manager at GitLab. We talk about how to contribute to GitLab and the upcoming Hackathon!

Links:
Hackathon! - https://about.gitlab.com/community/hackathon/
Contribute to GitLab - https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/

Free Licenses for Education/Research Institutions! - https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/education/join/


Content:
1:44 - Pj!
2:00 Name dropping famous DevRels (Chloe Condon's Beep Boop intro video - https://youtu.be/BcRXVq6cYl4?t=72)
4:18 Christos! (with a theme song! lol)
5:15 Intro to Christos
6:10 Christos' Travels
8:23 What is a Senior Code Contributor Program Manager?
9:36 How to Contribute! (https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/)
11:37 Hackathon! (https://about.gitlab.com/community/hackathon/)
14:25 Prizes for Hackathon participants!
17:18 Why contribute to open source?
18:50 Hackathon Office hours and Gitter room
22:31 13-year-old contributors! Everybody can Contribute!
23:48 Final Words.
24:46 Outro video

In this episode of Meet the Tanukis, we chat with Jamie Rachel, Evangelist Program Manager for GitLab. We discuss her history in tech and the importance of representation in the tech industry.

Links:
Jamie's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamierachel/
Panel featuring Jamie at Practical Open Source Information - https://eventyay.com/e/e7dfbfc4
Come to a Meetup! - https://www.meetup.com/pro/gitlab

Contribute to Gitlab! - https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/


1:51 - Pj
4:17 - Jamie!
4:46 - Tell us about yourself! 🥳
5:57 - Beyond Code
8:18 - Non-developer roles in tech
9:57 - "Advocate for those who may never consider tech"
10:49 - Don't take yourself out of the interview, apply anyway!
12:33 - Career path or Jamie
14:40 - "I didn't wanna get in tech..."
18:13 - "More active on Linkedin, less active on Instagram" 🤣
20:47 Technical knowledge that people assume you don't know
24:41 Assumptions about under-represented people
27:43 "I wanna be the voice for people who want to learn more"
28:55 "The difficulty of being one of the first to do something"
31:11 "Women in tech are more than a conference talk about being a woman"
34:00 Goodbyes and advice
36:50 Outro

In this episode of Meet the Tanukis, we chat with Abubakar Siddiq Ango, Developer Evangelism Program Manager for GitLab. We discuss Savior mentality v helper and Tech Diversity initiatives in Africa.

Links:
Abubakar's Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sarki247
AAbubakar's Website - https://www.abuango.me

Interested in contributing to GitLab? - https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/

1:39 Pj
6:10 Abubakar!
6:46 How Abubakar got into tech!
12:00 Nigeria to The Netherlands and back again.
14:10 Passports and Visa Issues
20:55 Diversity in Africa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY5h0GAp7Ho
25:23 Savior Mentality v. Helping mentality
30:50 Misconceptions about Nigeria
35:24 Mentorship instead of events
40:53 Goodbyes
42:47 Outro

In this first episode of Meet the Tanukis, we chat with Brendan O'Leary, developer Evangelist for GitLab. Brendan talks about accessibility, how he got into DevRel, and a lot more in this video!

Links:
Brendan's Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/olearycrew
ACCESSIBILITY MATTERS - buildinclusive.com

Interested in contributing to GitLab? - https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/


1:44 "It may not be as great as Chloe Condon's intro is..." 🤣
4:20 It's Brendan O'Leary
5:18 Brendan's background
8:52 "We all want to be Chloe" How we got into DevRel
10:03 Family stuff 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
10:56 connectivity issues
12:06 what's your meal specialty?
14:05 The Search for General Tso - http://www.thesearchforgeneraltso.com/
14:46 Accessibility in Tech
20:17 How we met/working together
25:35 We are old and remember old facebook together 👴
27:30 Final Words


Correction: I say Chow Mein is an Americanized dish made for western palates based on a documentary I saw. I confused this with Chop Suey.