Nadine Bundschuh

Really excited to share I'll be delivering a talk "Starting from nothing" at StaffPlus in New York on September 4th 2024. Staff engineers make for an excellent advance party, someone you give a problem like “build a new product” and know they’ll turn that ask into an actionable plan, eventually releasing something great. Sounds great, right? Well, not exactly. You may be the first to scope out the project, but you’ll need to build a team to help you deliver on it. Once you have a team you’ll need a vision that can excite and inspire them, as it’s unlikely you’ll deliver the quality of outcome within the timelines needed without one. Complicating things, it’s probably a poor choice for you to take an ‘official’ leadership position within a team: you’ll need to steer, support and drive the team all from within. I've spent years being this person, helping lead company initiatives at GoCardless and then at incident.io, the most recent example being our On-call product. This talk will share some of the tough lessons learned I've learned along the way. Whether you're tackling your first big project or leading your tenth, you'll leave with strategies that might save you some sleep. Look forward to seeing you there! LeadDev

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Headstarter Project No.2: Ever had that moment when you look at something and think, “I’ve built something that’s going to change the world!”? 😀 Well, I’m not saying I’ve invented the next big thing, but I’m pretty excited to share my second project at Headstarter: a Pantry Management Application that’s now live and ready for you to explore! Built with Next.js, Material UI, and Firebase, this app is set to transform the way we manage our pantry items. ✨ Key Features: Add & Remove Items: Effortlessly manage your pantry inventory. Update Quantities: Keep your stock levels accurate with ease. Search & Filter: Quickly locate items with powerful search and filtering options. Image Upload: Upload images of your pantry items directly from your mobile or computer. User-Friendly Interface: Enjoy a sleek, modern design that’s responsive and intuitive. 🚀 What’s Next? I'm actively enhancing the app with AI and various APIs to introduce intelligent features that will take pantry management to the next level. Additionally, I’m working on integrating robust authentication to ensure your data remains secure. Your insights and feedback are vital during this phase of development. 🔗 Check it out! The app is live and ready for you to try: https://lnkd.in/dEwq_YFP 🙌 I Need Your Feedback! Your thoughts and suggestions are crucial as I continue to improve and expand this app. Please take a moment to explore and share your feedback. 🌟 Throwback to Project 1: Building My Portfolio Website! Before diving into the Pantry Management Application, I worked on my first project at Headstarter—building my portfolio website using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. 🔗 Portfolio Website: https://lnkd.in/dmTgVcbr #SoftwareEngineer #AiEngineer #Headstarter

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We're looking for someone with experience across a React/Typescript/Next.js/Tailwind stack to help us architect and implement our frontend codebase. I'm hoping for a few things from applicants: 1. Autonomy. We're a growing team. We need people to be able to share the load in terms of maintenance tasks and feature development. That capacity has to be multi-talented and self-directed. If you already know how to discuss technical requirements, give feedback to product teams, write technical documentation, perform and receive code reviews, and manage personal tasks, then you might be the person that we're looking for. 2. Experience. We want people who have used certain technologies long enough to have opinions on the right and wrong ways to do things. We want people who've already found some of the sharp edges or gone underneath the surface of the tools that they're using. We thrive on pairing and discussion. If you like talking code as much as we do and have the knowledge and experience to help shape our technical roadmap, I'd like to talk to you. 3. Curiosity. Our team is small enough that we often need to wear many hats. I don't need someone who is an expert on CI/CD systems to join me. But I would like to see someone interested enough in the Software Development Lifecycle that they want to learn and have their hand in it. We've already set up our infrastructure, but I'd love to work with someone who's actively interested in network topologies and willing to share that knowledge. We write our own SQL queries, so I hope for someone that can author rudimentary queries but with the desire to improve. If you've ever used a React hook and wondered "How does `useState` actually work?", then I'd like to explore it with you. In return, I'm happy to commit to supporting our future engineer so that they grow in their role with us. I want this to be an excellent opportunity to do work that you can be proud of while also growing your knowledge of modern web apps and networks in both breadth and depth. *** I also don't want anyone to read the job description and immediately self-select out of it because they don't meet all of the requirements. I don't want a lot of people who would otherwise be wonderful additions to my team decide not to apply because they use Vue instead of React or they aren't confident in their AWS expertise. If you're reading this and on the fence, I ask that you are both realistic and generous to yourself. https://lnkd.in/erhqZ2ix

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For the last year, my mentorship experience with adplist.org has been great. I've met with wonderful people who, hopefully, I can help navigate through their problems (which mostly revolve around careers and breaking into tech). Now, I'd like to offer an extension to the general mentorship I've been offering. I'm happy to chat if you need a pair programming buddy or someone to chat to unblock your UI/Web Development problem. It's all free with no strings attached. And if you're curious, why am I doing this? It's purely for a learning experience for me. I'm planning to do this for the next 2 - 3 months, if this turns out to be a successful experiment, I may continue this for a longer period. So If this will be valuable to you, let's chat (create an invite from my ADPList profile https://lnkd.in/gUC8u9du ), and hopefully, I can help. #techcareer #mentorship #pairprogramming

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🍏 Here's What Apple Announced at WWDC24 for iPhones! 1. Apple Intelligence 😌 I’m still fascinated 👀 by the name, but it's basically AI reimagined by Apple… - Enhanced Siri: Smarter and more intuitive than ever! - Create Your Own Emoji: Express yourself with personalized emojis. - Priority Notifications: Stay focused with smarter notification management. - Writing Tools: New and improved tools for seamless writing. - And much more! 2. Coming to iOS… - Biggest Update to Photos App: Discover your memories like never before. - Control Center Customization: Tailor your Control Center to your needs. - RCS Support for Messages (finally! 😮‍💨): Seamless messaging across platforms. - Ultimate Customization: Personalize your iPhone like never before—can't wait to see how people get creative! And there's even more to get excited about! What are your thoughts on the event? #apple #wwdc24 #iPhone

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