Hello, my name is Pooja and I am a Senior Engineering Manager with Babbel, Inc. a digital language learning product. I have been working with Babbel for over seven years, currently managing two teams one in Germany and one in the US. I\u2019m extremely passionate about what we\u2019re building as a product, but also as a medium of helping people be conversationalists in different languages. Before Babbel, I have experience in software consultancy and also in an early-stage start-up. I’ve been part of Women in Tech before and am extremely thrilled to be a part of this conference again.<\/p>\n
I am looking forward to seeing the energy in the room – it brings so many voices and so many brilliant women from everywhere in the industry together. In addition to that, I\u2019ve seen the lineup, and the keynotes and workshops are things that I am also extremely excited to attend and participate in.<\/p>\n
Two things; one, is essential that women support each other so find your mentors. Women can help to motivate each other when it comes to advancing in technology and finding a network like Women in Tech Boston not only helps us learn from one another but also encourages us to connect with each other during the journey. The second thing is to keep upskilling and be prepared for the ever-evolving technology industry.\u00a0.<\/p>\n
I think a lack of female leaders and role models is one of the things that a lot of us face in this industry. This is one area where we can do a lot, together. Not only bring women and young girls into STEM but also help women to grow and become role models and leaders to help future generations find someone that they can aspire to be.<\/p>\n
To me, resilience is the ability to bounce back when things don\u2019t go as planned and it\u2019s the same for how we build software. We build software so that it\u2019s resilient so that we can prepare it for the unexpected. When we\u2019re expecting the unexpected, it gives us the courage to go after our dreams despite the various risks that we may face one way or another.<\/p>\n
Join Pooja Salpekar for her session \u201cChallenges of Engineering Management\u201d at Women in Tech Boston on October 20 – 21st.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Firstly, please introduce yourself Hello, my name is Pooja and I am a Senior Engineering Manager with Babbel, Inc. a digital language learning product. I have been working with Babbel for over seven years, currently managing two teams one in Germany and one in the US. I\u2019m extremely passionate about what we\u2019re building as a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":5302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[67,234,64,65],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n