Alika is a hands-on CTO at Kaizo and she organises a Scala meetup in Amsterdam. Alika shared about: her journey during her studies and her career path, how she dealt with different challenges, how she took the different opportunities and built new skills, and how she included her passion and creativity to bring more opportunities and expand her knowledge.Listen to the full episode and learn about her inspiring journey! ----more----00:00 - Introduction02:11 - Her Education Path04:03 - Her internship05:44 - The journey to get her first job10:14 - Her experience as a Big Data Engineer10:45 - The challenges she had faced12:04 - How she progressed in her career13:06 - Her experience as a Backend Engineer14:36 - How she applied her Data science knowledge into her work15:52 - Follow your passion and see where it leads you16:42 - The challenges she has faced17:42 - When you can't find a mentor19:09 - How she progressed in her career in Amsterdam21:10 - Her experience as a CTO in Kaizo22:51 - The role of the CTO25:31 - How her previous experiences helped her on her current job27:53 - About organizing the Scala meetup in Amsterdam30:09 - Advice ----more---- Podbean link: https://wiemzin.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0zRbfj8S0AKa4EhwyAAvHD?si=906fe22f41904a07 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/o944lr7p iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/135681345 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/TechTak-p3919993/ Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/techtakpod/ Twitter account : https://twitter.com/TechTakPodcast ------------------------------------- Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now License code: 792Y1SKLWOJBWWSP -----------------------------------------