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Welcome to the ASOS Tech Podcast, where we're going to be sharing what it's like to work at an online destination for fashion-loving 20-somethings around the world.
You may have bought some clothes from us, but have you ever wondered what happens behind the screens?
Find out all about our tech and ways of working as we bring you regular content with a diverse group of hosts and guests every 2 weeks on #TechTuesday.
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Apps experimentation @ ASOS Tech
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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Day In The Life Of… Pearl Himpfen (Business Analyst)
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 -
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion @ 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 -
Journey To Kubernetes @ 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 -
Day In The Life Of… Sean Coyle (Associate Android Engineer)
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 -
Service Templates @ 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