ASOS Tech Podcast: Recent Episodes
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You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Si Jobling talks to Callum Trounce and Elizabeth Nuttall about experimentation.
Featuring...* Si Jobling (he/him) - Engineering Manager * Callum Trounce (he/him) - Senior II iOS Engineer * Elizabeth Nuttal (she/her) - Associate Product Manager
Show Notes* https://medium.com/asos-techblog/embracing-an-experiment-oriented-mindset-at-asos-9f53551f692e
Credits* Producer: Adrian Lansdown * Editor: Adrian Lansdown * Reviewers: Lucy Wilson and Catherine Conyard
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
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You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Leonard Atorough talks to Pearl Himpfen from our Customer Care Platform at ASOS. Pearl talks about her journey to becoming a business analyst from a non-technical background. Pearl shares tips for any aspiring business analyst and walks us through her typical day.
Featuring...* Pearl Himpfen (she/her) - Business Analyst * Leonard Atorough (he/him) - Quality Assurance Engineer
Credits* Producer: Si Jobling * Editor: Si Jobling, Lucy Wilson * Reviewers: Paul Turner, Carmen Fletcher, Jen Davis
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lucy Wilson and Si Jobling talk to Sunaina Kohli, our Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion about her journey joining ASOS and coordinating the amazing DEI work which is happening across the business.
Featuring...* Sunaina Kohli (she/her) - Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion * Lucy Wilson (she/her) - Engineering Manager * Si Jobling (he/him) - Engineering Manager
Credits* Producer: Si Jobling * Editor: Lucy Wilson * Reviewers: Paul Turner, Jen Davis, Carmen Fletcher and Lewis Holmes
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lewis talks to Charlie, Tom, Shay and Phil about our journey from Azure Cloud Services to running our services on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including all the challenges and learnings along the way.
Featuring...* Charlie Hoyland (he/him) - Lead Software Engineer * Tom Scott (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer * Shay Emambaccus (he/him) - Senior Software Engineer * Phil Clarke (he/him) - Senior Platform Engineer * Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer
Show Notes* Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io * Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/kubernetes-service * OpenLens: https://github.com/lensapp/lens * Helm Package Manager: https://helm.sh * Kubernetes Event Driven Autoscaling (KEDA): https://github.com/kedacore/keda * Istio Service Mesh: https://github.com/istio/istio * Flagger: https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger * Prometheus Monitoring & Alerting: https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/
Credits* Producer: Si Jobling * Editor: Lewis Holmes * Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Jen F talks to Sean Coyle from our Android App team about his diverse journey into tech through social services, train photography, his side project for testing new tech and where big tech should focus energy in the future.
Featuring...* Sean Coyle (he/him) - Associate Android Engineer * Jen Fryer (she/her) - Engineering Manager
Credits* Producer: Si Jobling * Editor: Si Jobling * Reviewers: Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lewis talks to Chris, Steph, Tim and Tristan about how we have created Service Templates to enable teams to scaffold, build and deploy new services in a standardised way within minutes.
Featuring...* Chris Newark (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer * Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer * Steph Lee (she/her) - Lead Software Engineer * Tim Mills (he/him) - Lead Software Engineer * Tristan Vien (he/him) - Senior Software Engineer
Show Notes* Good Introduction To Service Templates: https://blog.thepete.net/blog/2020/09/25/service-templates-service-chassis/ * Backstage Software Templates Feature: https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/
Credits* Producer: Si Jobling * Editor: Lewis Holmes * Reviewers: Si Jobling, Paul Turner and Lucy Wilson
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Jen D talks to Jon Crofts from Paytech about his unconventional journey into tech as an Associate QA Engineer, from aspirations as a scientist through to education in Japan followed by bootcamping into tech, and what a QA does in Paytech.
Featuring...* Jon Crofts (he/him) - Associate QA Engineer * Jen Davis (she/her) - Engineering Manager
Credits* Producer: Si Jobling * Editor: Si Jobling * Reviewers: Lucy Wilson, Jen Davis & Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
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You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lewis talks to Dylan, Aimee and Lakshmi about the rise of generative AI and how this is being used in tools like GitHub Copilot to support engineers in ASOS Tech.
Featuring...* Dylan Morley (he/him) - Lead Principal Software Engineer * Aimee Simmons (she/her) - Software Engineer * Lakshmi Pradip Mukkawar (she/her) - Senior Machine Learning Engineer * Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer
Credits* Producer: Si Jobling * Editor: Lewis Holmes * Reviewers: Jen Davis, Paul Turner, Adrian Lansdown
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
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You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Lucy and Adrian talk to David Barrows, Mofe Adeyemi and Dave Megins-Nicholas about all the training and personal development opportunities in ASOS Tech.
Featuring... * David Barrows (he/him) - Engineering Trainer * Mofe Adeyemi (she/her) - PMO Analyst * Dave Megins-Nicholas (he/him) - Senior Software Engineer * Adrian Lansdown (he/him) - Engineering Manager * Lucy Wilson (she/her) - Engineering Manager
Show Notes * Day In The Life Of… Dave MG (Senior Software Engineer)
Credits * Producer: Adrian Lansdown, Lucy Wilson * Editor: Si Jobling * Reviewers: Jennifer Fryer, Jen Davis, Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, Tom Evans talks to Ashton Hills, Dave Mills, Jacob Lang, Priscilla Fearn & Sukrit Bahadur from our Data Science department about the benefits of cross-functional teams.
Featuring... Ashton Hills (she/her) - Machine Learning Engineer * Dave Mills (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer * Jacob Lang (he/him) - Senior Machine Learning Scientist * Priscilla Fearn (she/her) - Senior Product Manager * Sukrit Bahadur (he/him) - Senior Data Engineer * Tom Evans (he/him)* - Engineering Manager
Credits* Producer: Jennifer Fryer * Editor: Adrian Lansdown * Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
Episode NotesYou may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the Tech.
In this episode, we dive into the journey of Meeta Sonsati, Solutions Architect at ASOS, about her journey into tech and what it takes to be a Solutions Architect at ASOS.
Featuring...* Meeta Sonsati (she/her) - Solutions Architect * Adrian Lansdown (he/him) - Engineering Manager
Show Notes* Solution architecture @ ASOS explained * Women In Tech (WIT) blog posts
Credits* Producer: Adrian Lansdown * Editors: Si Jobling * Reviewers: Paul Turner, Jen Davis
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about the work we do on our Tech Blog https://medium.com/asos-techblog/
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You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, host Jen Davis sits down with Char and Laura to discuss their journey into the tech industry.
Featuring... Char Ching (she/her) - Platform Lead * Laura Tombs (she/her) - Web Engineer * Jen Davis (she/her)* - Engineering Manager
Credits* Producer: Jen Davis * Editor: Adrian Lansdown * Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
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Episode NotesYou may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the Tech.
In this episode, we dive into the journey of Mark McKillion, Senior Platform Engineer at ASOS, as he shares his experiences at ASOS Northern Ireland Tech Hub.
Mark discusses his role, as well as his passion for improving developer productivity by automating processes and eliminating pain points.Tune in to learn about the challenges and rewards of being part of a rapidly growing team and Mark's day-to-day life as a Senior Platform Engineer.
Featuring...* Jen Davis (she/her) - Engineering Manager * Mark McKillion (he/him) - Senior Platform Engineer
Credits* Producer: Adrian Lansdown * Editors: Adrian Lansdown * Reviewers: Paul Turner, Ross Hompstead
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about the work we do on our Tech Blog https://medium.com/asos-techblog/
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You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, hosts Chris and Lucy talk to Roisin and Ryan about being part of the initial cohorts over the previous year setting up the new tech hub in Northern Ireland, the journey they've been on so far and the culture they've been part of establishing.
Featuring...* Roisin McCormack (she/her) - Associate Data Engineer * Ryan Mitchell (he/him) - Associate Software Engineer * Chris Acka (he/him) - QA Engineer * Lucy Wilson (she/her) - Engineering Manager
Credits* Producer: Adrian Lansdown * Editor: Si Jobling * Reviewers: Jen Davis & Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
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Episode NotesYou may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the Tech.
Carmen Fletcher chats with Eleanor Loh, a lead machine learning scientist at ASOS. They discuss Eleanor's journey into the world of machine learning, her daily work, and the impact of AI.
Featuring...* Carmen Fletcher (she/her) - QA Engineer * Eleanor Loh (she/her) - Lead Machine Learning Scientist
Credits* Producer: Gemma Harvey * Editors: Adrian Lansdown * Reviewers: Si Jobling, Jen Davies, Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about the work we do on our Tech Blog https://medium.com/asos-techblog/
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You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the tech.
In this episode of the ASOS Tech Podcast, host Jen Davis sits down with Lucy and Carmen to discuss their journey into the tech industry. As two trailblazing women in the field, Lucy and Carmen share their experiences navigating the challenges and triumphs of working in tech.
Featuring... Carmen Fletcher (she/her) - QA Engineer * Lucy Wilson (she/her) - Engineering Manager * Jen Davis (she/her)* - Engineering Manager
Credits* Producer: Jen Davis * Editor: Adrian Lansdown * Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about work we do on our Tech Blog http://asos.tech
Episode NotesYou may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the Tech.
Jordan, our DEI Advisor, chats to Digital Experience Manager, Mehvagh Shah, about what it's like to work in Customer Change at ASOS.
Featuring...* Jordan Ashton (he/him) - DEI Advisor * Mehvagh Shah (she/her) - Digital Experience Manager
Credits* Producer: Chris Acka * Editors: Adrian Lansdown * Reviewers: Si Jobling & Paul Turner
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs and more content about the work we do on our Tech Blog https://medium.com/asos-techblog/
Episode Notes You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms.
Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to Accessibility Specialist, Tzveta, and Web Engineer, Ellie, about how they are creating an inclusive experience for our customers here at ASOS.
Featuring... * Tzveta Dinova (she/her) - Accessibility Specialist * Ellie Hadyoon (she/her) - Web Engineer * Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer * Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer
Show Notes * Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/ * Udacity Web Accessibility Course https://www.udacity.com/course/web-accessibility--ud891 * BBC Global Experience Language (GEL) https://www.bbc.co.uk/gel * Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) https://accessibility.day/ * Deque https://www.deque.com/resources/type/webinars/ * Abilitynet https://abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility-services/useful-resources#AbNetwebinars
Credits * Producer: Si Jobling * Editors: Myles Sanigar, Lewis Holmes * Reviewers: Ed Collins, Lewis Holmes & Ellen Stirling
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms.
Chris ACKA from our Tech team chats to DEI Advisor, Jordan Ashton, about what it's like to work in our Talent and Culture team.
Featuring * Jordan Ashton (he/him) - DEI Advisor * Chris ACKA (he/him) - QA Engineer
Show notes * ASOS Purpose and Values: https://www.asosplc.com/this-is-asos/our-purpose-and-values/ * Delivering Positive Benefits for People at ASOS: https://www.asosplc.com/fashion-with-integrity/people/
Credits * Producer: Si Jobling * Editors: Ed Collins & Adrian Lansdown * Reviewers: Saima Mahmood & Ellen Stirling
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms.
Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to one of our Solution Architects, Amrish and Senior Software Engineer, Sarah about Event-Driven Systems. What are they? Why do we use them? Plus some useful insights into how we build Event-Driven Systems within Tech at ASOS.
Featuring... * Amrish Patel (he/him) - Solution Architect * Sarah Wood (she/her) - Senior Software Engineer * Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer * Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer
Show Notes * Conway's Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law * Event Sourcing Pattern https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/event-sourcing * Durable Functions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-entities?tabs=csharp * Cosmos DB Change Feed https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/change-feed * Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling https://keda.sh
Credits * Producer: Si Jobling * Editors: Lewis Holmes, Ed Collins * Reviewers: Adrian Lansdown, Si Jobling, Ed Collins & Ellen Stirling
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat from our Tech team chats to QA Engineer, Chris ACKA, about what it's like to work in our Retail Systems platform.
Featuring Chris ACKA (he/him) - QA Engineer in Retail Systems Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer
Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editors: Ed Collins & Lewis Holmes Reviewers: Craig Morten & Ellen Stirling
Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to Lead Principal Engineer, Nix and Software Engineer, Grace about how we recruit amazing tech talent and what it's like to apply for a role and then start working within Tech at ASOS.
Featuring… * Nix Crabtree (they/them) - Lead Principal Engineer * Grace Burley Jones (she/her) - Software Engineer * Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer * Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer
Show Notes * ASOS Tech Blog - The Dreaded Technical Interview: https://medium.com/asos-techblog/the-dreaded-technical-interview-22f3482cf232 * ASOS Fashion with Integrity - People: https://www.asosplc.com/fashion-with-integrity/people/ * Winner of Diversity & Inclusion Award at The Rewards 2021: https://twitter.com/asos_news/status/1470694701342855170 * Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers: https://www.inclusivecompanies.co.uk/inclusivetop50/2021rankings/ * New York Festivals TV & Film Awards - Gold for ASOS: All In https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/d54890a8-a6bb-40ce-ab72-c918826b7d4d * Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat from our Tech team chats to Software Engineer, Emma Poolman, about what it's like to work in our Customer Profile platform.
Featuring * Emma Poolman (she/her) - Software Engineer in Customer Profile & Identity * Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to our Lead Web Engineer, Craig and Senior Web Engineer, Albino about how we’ve adopted open and inner source on some cool ASOS web projects.
Featuring… * Craig Morten (he/him) - Lead Web Engineer * Albino Tonnina (he/him) - Senior Web Engineer * Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer * Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer
Show Notes * ASOS Open Source on Github: https://github.com/asos * Inner Source Commons: https://innersourcecommons.org * Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs