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My team at StitchFix, the Messaging Infrastructure team, is hiring a manager! We are a small, fully remote team that is introducing Kafka to our engineering org. My DMs are open if anyone has questions. Come work with us! 😊 grnh.se/73033fd71us

🎉EXCITING NEWS!🎉 Stitch Fix has an early-career engineering role open. Fully remote, US-based, Ruby/Rails. You'd work on services and APIs related to Payments. stitchfix.com/careers/jobs?g…

Just had a great pairing session on Tuple's Old Account. Easy, seamless, great quality. Highly recommended! tuple.app

Luck is Opportunity's child, and many people are orphans.

My RubyConf keynote 'Lucky You'.
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Thanks RubyConf Confreaks, LLC.

Another Stitch Fix eng role is open! We're looking for a Lead on our Transportation/Shipping team. Out of SF HQ or Remote. Mostly backend. Stack is Ruby/Rails (experience not strictly required). stitchfix.com/careers/jobs?g…

I've updated the eligibility requirements for getting a free commercial license to DragonRuby Game Toolkit. The income eligibility has been relaxed. And I've added a bullet point for teachers, mentors, parents. You can read it all at dragonruby.org

I wrote a bit about staying an IC, and choosing the technical leadership path: keavy.com/work/thriving-…

TIL

Best answer ever to the “How did you two meet?” question

OH - History is one of those things that has been around for a very long time.

If you ever wanted to know what it feels like to become an adult and control your own destiny … this gif sums it up

Lights. Camera. YOU. Today, join us in celebrating your style on the #StitchFixRedCarpet ! Real media interviews, professional photographers and giveaways in NYC and Los Angeles.

Eight of our staffers tested three online personal styling services, and Stitch Fix was the best at sending clothes they’d actually wear. wrctr.co/2Uug1il

I feel bad for kids nowadays, they just get to see if school is closed on the Internet. They’ll never have the excitement of waiting to see your school scroll across the bottom of the tv screen like it’s the NFL Draft.

Heavy snow is coming. Prepare for high winds, blackout conditions, and silken shadows unfurling between the drifts. They will call your name. They will ask you to come dance with them.

Implemented and ran first #chaosengineering gameday at Stitch Fix this morning on our styling software ✅ #stitchfix #stylingeng #goteamgo

I know my network isn't giant, but I just got word that my old UI team were laid off today. If anyone is needing some excellent remote Rails/JS/Vue devs, let me know and I'll get you in touch.

I often think about those who fought for a better world but never got to see it. I think of all the abolitionists who never got to see the end of slavery.

It's a reminder that sometimes you fight for a world you might not see yourself, but you do it hoping one day someone will.

Congrats to RubyConf for selling out! Unfortunately I didn’t get a ticket in time… If anyone has an extra, please let me know! <3