Business & Ally Edition #118

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LEARN

Readings and events on tech, work and culture

• Measuring the Success of Diversity and Inclusion: Key Metrics and Insights

• DEI Really Is for Everyone by Heather Bussing

• Companies that kept DEI commitments saw higher reputation scores in 2025 by Eleanor Hawkins

• Diversity and Inclusion Panel: The Work Still Matters: Inclusion, Access, and Community in 2025 presented by Alla Barbalat, Cristián Maureira-Fredes, Jay Miller, Keanya Phelps, Naomi Ceder

• ‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers by Luke Plunkett

• How to Write a Job Description That Actually Gets People to Apply

  by Rebecca Knight

ADVOCATE

Advocate for and support underrepresented people in tech

• ColorStack, a non-profit that helps Black and Latinx Computer Science students to excel is turning 5! Fuel the Next Five Years: Help them Raise $100K.

• Help get a Black Python dev & DjangoCon organizer attend DjangoCon US. Dawn is helping raise funds and match donations. Find details here.

• SquadCon, powered by the BlackGirlsHack / BGH Foundation (BGH), is a conference designed to empower women and underrepresented groups in cybersecurity. They are looking for partnerships and funding. More details here.

• Are you willing to volunteer for 1 hour to speak with college student interns from University of Chicago and St. Louis University? Sign up to volunteer with the Code Your Dreams Career Chat Program.

HIRE

These are folks from our community who are looking for jobs. If you are hiring, please reach out to them directly! You can find all of their details and more candidates here.

Software Engineering

• Johnny Li, Internship, No location preference

• Kenya Amos, Computer Technology/ Software Development, Remote

• LaWayne Walker, UX/UI Designer, Detroit-MI, Chicago-IL, Las Vegas-NV, and Remote

• Tsion Jones, Senior Full Stack Developer, Remote, also open to the DC Maryland area

Design

• Mollie Spray, UX Designer, Remote

• Sara Younes, Senior or Lead UX/UI Designer, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor, Remote

Data

• Andrea Gao, MLE manager/staff MLE, New York

• Eboni Lee, Senior Data Analyst/ Data Scientist, Remote/ No Location Preference

• Taylor Bostic, Data Scientist/ Analyst, Remote

Information Technology

• Amanda Morgan, IT Support, Remote

• Ashely Tavarez, Help Desk Analyst, New Jersey, Remote

• Emma Nuñez, Tech-Open, Remote, On-Site

• Isaiah Martinez, Cybersecurity Analyst, Chicago, Remote

Other roles

• Brandy Li, Product Manager, Remote, Hybrid (NY)

• Hibo Jirde, Product, Chief of Staff, Remote

• Jamika Arnwine, PM or Scrum Master role, Remote, open to hybrid

• Joaquin Rodarte, AI Writer, Remote

• Nicole LeMaire, Chief of Staff, or Sr Executive Assistant, Remote, Flexible in-office, Bi-coastal