Highlights of my conversation with Cindy:
Starting as the only female engineering hire in a startup
Bring up diversity hiring plans before you are hired
Transparency is at the center of inclusivity
Putting women on interview panels is important, but making sure it’s not just a check box
Be careful not to reward the wrong traits
Advice for female engineers looking to move into management
Ask for the opportunity; don’t wait for it
Educational opportunities to move into STEM
Meet: With over a decade of experience developing consumer web products, Cindy currently leads the engineering team at imgix. Previously, Cindy led the web and mobile engineering teams at Polyvore, which was acquired in 2015. She has a degree in computer science from Stanford.
If you have any questions for Cindy, please feel free to reach out via:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindywangchu/
I hope you enjoyed the episode. The best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand). Please message me if you want me to cover specific topics with future guests.
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