Own Your Story: Fail, Grow, Repeat
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Snapchat is known for ephemerality, aka disappearing messages. But what happens when messages don’t disappear? We’re not...
Snapchat is known for ephemerality, aka disappearing messages. But what happens when messages don’t disappear? We’re not talking about silly pictures or overly expressive chats, we’re talking about messages around whose voice gets heard and who gets a seat at the table. Some of these messages are so ingrained in the story of tech that we can’t even see them anymore.
So how do we change that story? We start with living in the moment and embracing failure.
Meet The Speakers
My story of getting into tech is pretty unique. I fell in love with tech innovation and mobile app creation while working at an education start up in New York. As an Operations Specialist at a rapidly growing company, I quickly became a crisis management expert. The nature of a start up culture taught me to be adaptable, creative and consistent; I constantly discovered and implemented non-traditional solutions to unexpected problems. Engineering is where my love for problem solving and my passion for tech innovation intersect.
I currently work as a release manager focused on optimizing processes for deploying quality code quickly. Developers and external users are my customer.
I am extremely passionate about diversity and inclusion, particularly as it relates to representation. Accordingly, I prioritize opportunities to teach from my experience and to create opportunities for underrepresented groups (mostly career changers, women and people of color) to dive into the world of technology.
My name is Claire and I am the TPM for our Test Platform.
My story starts with a non-technical degree (in Economics) and an early career in account management. I found my way into tech via a role in QA almost ten years ago, then pivoted to building and managing the Release team at Snapchat and most recently have taken on a Technical Program Management role within our Test Platform team. My team provides mobile device capacity for large scale automated testing and services that enable engineers to configure and execute automated tests. Our Test Platform provides an infrastructure cloud of devices that powers thousands of automated test executions on our fleet of mobile devices every single day, helping our developers rapidly deliver new features to our 238M daily active users on Snapchat.
For fun I like to volunteer with 81cents, a pay equity startup and Girls on the Run, a non profit, empowering girls through running. I personally enjoy all things active and outdoors, most recently my adventures have been gravel and mountain biking!
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Q&A
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When have you been most afraid to fail?
By: Savanah, Security EngineerPosted on 2020-08-26 -
I know you from cycling Claire and you're such an intense person! Do you bring that to work too?
By: Lois K., Big Data Data ScientistPosted on 2020-08-26 -
What was the most effective form of communication you found that helped to get past some of your biggest hurdles.
By: AshleyPosted on 2020-08-25 -
Who was your biggest advocate?
By: Michael, Marketing ManagerPosted on 2020-08-25 -
How do you deal with conflicts at work with aggressive coworkers
By: Stuti, Backend DeveloperPosted on 2020-08-25 -
Advice for managing a group of men that is mainly older and more experienced than you?
By: Lorraine, IOS DeveloperPosted on 2020-08-24 -
+1 for any tips on how to deal with imposter syndrome and keep working towards career growth.
By: Sheallika, Fullstack DeveloperPosted on 2020-08-24 -
Don’t have any questions
By: Genola, Virtual AssistantPosted on 2020-08-23 -
How do you deal with self-criticism? Thanks!
By: Alda, English - Portuguese TranslatorPosted on 2020-08-23 -
How do you stay positive when you encounter challenges when making a career transition?
By: Valerie, ConsultantPosted on 2020-08-23 -
How did you girls overcome imposter syndrome in your careers? Also, what is like working with Evan Spiegel?!
By: Stephanie, Software Engineer ConsultingPosted on 2020-08-21 -
What’s one of the most fun/interesting projects that you got to work on?
By: Karen, Fullstack DeveloperPosted on 2020-08-20 -
As a woman of color and prospective career changer trying to get into tech, I sometimes let imposter syndrome get the best of me. I’ve always had the impression that tech companies are more likely...
By: Ymonne, Product EngineerPosted on 2020-08-20 -
What is the beat way to transition from one industry into another ?
By: Ashley, SalesPosted on 2020-08-20 -
Upon gaining control of Covid how do you think business for Snap Inc. will be impacted? What areas of business (product) do are expected to have long term growth?
By: Kahreem, Engineering ManagerPosted on 2020-08-19 -
How do you set a goal for your career?
By: KrisPosted on 2020-08-17 -
What do you think diverse women in tech need the must to grow their professional careers?
By: Carolina, ExecutivePosted on 2020-08-17 -
What makes you happiest about your work?
By: Lipika, Fullstack DeveloperPosted on 2020-08-14 -
How do you face unfamiliar territory in your job role? Say you are assigned a project like no other you have ever worked on before- how do you begin to execute on the new task?
By: BarinyaPosted on 2020-08-14 -
How often do you push out new releases and what does that process look like?
By: AlicePosted on 2020-08-07
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