On this episode, we have another 2016 SE alumni Didier Smith. He's a 4x intern at Google and later worked at OptumSoft (founded by Dr. David Cheriton). Somewhere along the line Didier decided this wasn't enough and went motorbiking across latin and south america! He now does full time consulting and works from Perth, Australia which he calls "heave…

Welcome to another Sessions by SE episode! Today, Josh Kalpin from SE 2016 discusses his experience working on Vaccine Hunters Canada and scaling it from 2 to over a 100 people in 7 weeks! He talks about how he was able to balance a high growth venture with his full time job at Cash App where he's currently working as a Software Engineer on the len…

We're excited to have Alice Yuan, an SE 2016 alum, on this episode! Alice has had an exciting professional journey, including engineering Android features at Pinterest, leading teams at Patreon and now tackling interesting problems at a NYC startup. On the side, she has been running a successful blog tackling tech issues in a comic format and mento…

In this episode of Sessions by SE, we interview Jamie Wong, an alum from SE 2014. Jamie currently works as a software engineer at Figma, joining the unicorn when it was only a 20-person team and previously worked at Khan Academy at a similarly early stage. Join us as we discuss his life learnings surrounding practical software engineering, leadersh…

Welcome back to another season of Sessions by SE! In this episode, we interview Sandy Maguire, a SE 2016 alumni who is currently a digital nomad exploring functional programming after a few years working in Silicon Valley companies. This is an insight-packed podcast as we discuss Sandy's experience in SE, co-op and career strategy, finding purpose …

Welcome back to the last episode of this season! In this Session, we join Talia, Zhengmao and Areena from SE 2024 as they discuss all aspects of first-year Software Engineering. Some of the things we chat about include: preparing for the academic rigour of UWaterloo, how to manage your time, balancing extracurriculars alongside academics, strategie…

Welcome to another Sessions by SE episode! Today, Katherine Lu from SE 2020 and Corbin McElhanney from SE 2021 discuss everything there is to know about extracurriculars. The two have been active leaders in the UWaterloo student community. Corbin is a past co-director of Hack the North, past executive on UW Engineering Society, a past member of Wat…

Welcome to another Sessions by SE episode! Join Amanda, Harry, Robbie and Shun from SE 2022 as they describe their experiences during their first co-ops. The four walk through various segments of their co-op experience, from living in a totally new area to overcoming personal challenges. With sound advice and hilarious stories, this is a must-liste…

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Sessions by SE. In this episode, we explore the startup world with Danilo Joksimovic, an SE 2023 student. Danilo runs Srvice, a startup that aims to connect consumers with reliable services. In this podcast, we discuss qualities of a great startup, how Danilo balances his entrepreneurship pursuits with SE, the ut…