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Engineer Your Career
WEST Diversity & Inclusion, LLC
15 episodes
6 days ago
A podcast aimed at helping women technologists navigate and succeed in their careers. Brought to you by WEST, a learning community that empowers women technologists through mentorship. Through this podcast, we’ll explore the different paths leaders have taken to grow their tech leadership, develop their influence, and gain insights from top women leaders in the field. Hosted by Karen Ko and Heidi Williams.
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A podcast aimed at helping women technologists navigate and succeed in their careers. Brought to you by WEST, a learning community that empowers women technologists through mentorship. Through this podcast, we’ll explore the different paths leaders have taken to grow their tech leadership, develop their influence, and gain insights from top women leaders in the field. Hosted by Karen Ko and Heidi Williams.
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Decoding the Path to Staff Engineer with AJ Oxendine
Engineer Your Career
34 minutes 22 seconds
1 year ago
Decoding the Path to Staff Engineer with AJ Oxendine

A. J. Oxendine is the Tech Lead and Staff Software Engineer for the Home Feed product at Pinterest. She enjoys the creative process of building new things, figuring out how they work, and how she can make them better. This passion has led her to study music composition, art, graphic design. and now, software engineering.


In this episode, we discuss:

  • AJ's nontraditional path from design to engineering 
  • Thoughts on IC vs management 
  • Skills and mindset shifts from Senior to Staff Engineer 
  • Tips on gaining visibility for your work
  • Expanding and refining your brand as your role evolves
  • Thoughts on navigating diversity, intersectionality, and tech
  • Maintaining mentoring relationships 


Additional Resources:

  • Pinterest Apprenticeship Programs


Where to find A.J. Oxendine:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirahoxendine/


Where to find Karen Ko:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenko26/

Engineer Your Career
A podcast aimed at helping women technologists navigate and succeed in their careers. Brought to you by WEST, a learning community that empowers women technologists through mentorship. Through this podcast, we’ll explore the different paths leaders have taken to grow their tech leadership, develop their influence, and gain insights from top women leaders in the field. Hosted by Karen Ko and Heidi Williams.