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In this week's issue,
Bosses Are Becoming Obsessed With AI
What Autism Unemployment Exposes About Hiring
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ARTICLES
Readings and events on tech, work and culture
Bosses Are Becoming Obsessed With AI, using it to make every decision, barraging their employees with nonsensical ChatGPT directives, and even asking it who to fire
Why Accessibility Is An Operational Capability, Not A Feature by Mikhail Prosmitskiy: Teams can generate UI faster than ever, but they still have to guarantee that what they ship is usable, secure, and maintainable.
What Autism Unemployment Exposes About Hiring — 2026 U.S. & Global Research by Eva Redford: The hiring process doesn't just disadvantage autistic people. It was built without them in mind.
Management Tips on Giving Feedback: Eight favorite tips on giving feedback, from how to use feedback to give employees a sense of purpose to how to choose the right coaching style for each of your employees.
ADVOCATE
Advocate for and support underrepresented people in tech
Kate Violette is an Engineering manager who is currently dealing with a complex illness. Donate to help them beat Lyme disease!
Todd Libby, a web developer and accessibility advocate, is fundraising for their partner Paula Johnson's medical & recovery. Donate on GoFundMe!
Iheanyi Ekechukwu, a Software Engineer, has a sister who has leukemia and has relapsed. He is looking for donations to cover her treatment. He also requests people of African American/Nigerian descent to get onto the DKMS registry to help find a donor for a bone marrow transplant. Donate on GoFundMe. Sign up for a swab kit.
TALENT
These are professionals 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
Deepika Gudise, Project Manager, Remote: Program/Project Management professional with 6+ years of experience in Agile delivery, enterprise release coordination, and cross-functional team leadership. Currently, I work as a Project Manager and Release Train Engineer at Cognizant supporting Verizon programs, where I coordinate multiple Agile teams, manage production releases, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive successful delivery outcomes.
Deondre Butler, Frontend developer (React), Florida or remote (Open to relocation): Software engineer that use to be a military electrician. Experienced in: React JavaScript and CSS/Html and version control. Looking to better my skills and expand my knowledge in the field
Diego Corsino, Front-end Engineer, Back-end Engineer, New York City NY, NJ, Remote: Software Engineer from Muhlenberg College. I became fascinated with computers and software at a young age and have taught myself the basics of Linux with little help. I'm willing to learn and adapt to any role.
Giancarlos Arenas-Barajas, Software Engineer, Remote, Chicago, San Diego, Seattle, LA, Austin, Portland, New York: Chicago native and U.S. Navy veteran with seven years of service as a Master-at-Arms. I recently graduated from UIC with a Bachelor's in Computer Science and have built projects across game development, mobile apps, VR, and networked systems using C++, Java, Kotlin, Python, and SQL.
Isamar Rodriguez, Software Engineer, Remote, Hybrid: Full-stack Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience specializing in platform modernization and reliability engineering. Proven track record of migrating legacy systems to modern, scalable architectures while systematically reducing technical debt across security, reliability, documentation, and code quality.
Jayden Aurelus, Software Engineering Intern, In office, hybrid, remote: Aspiring software engineer looking to grow the knowledge and experience I already have.
Junko Tahara, Software Engineer, Remote: Full-stack software engineer with 5+ years of experience building and scaling production web applications using Ruby on Rails and React. Experienced in designing APIs, optimizing performance, and delivering reliable features in collaborative, cross-functional environments.
Maame Yaa Twumasi, Software Engineer, Open to all locations/remote: Full Stack Developer with experience building modern UIs and backend services in production environments. Strong in API integration, responsive UI work, and collaborative engineering workflows.
Design
Cathy Duong, UX Designer, Designer, Remote; Orange County, CA: I'm a Product Designer at Grow Progress, designing complex research and messaging tools for researchers and non-researchers, while also running Tiny Giant Design and helping teams make complicated digital products feel simpler, clearer, and more human.
Information Technology
Nariah Barnes, Cyber Analyst, Remote and Hybrid: Senior cybersecurity and information security professional with 5+ years of experience serving as a trusted controls and governance partner to Front Line Units within large financial institutions. Deep expertise in information security risk management, third-party risk governance, vulnerability management, and GIS control implementation across diverse technology environments.
Quincy Maggit, Scrum Master or Agile PM, Hybrid, Remote: Scrum Master and Project manager with experience specializing in strategic business transformation, technology development and process improvement, with emphasis on compliance and assurance.
Xhoana Koca, Business Analyst/QA, Remote: Business Analyst with 4+ years of experience supporting enterprise systems at Citibank in Agile environments, specializing instakeholder management, requirements gathering, and cross-functional collaboration. Experienced with JIRA, GitHub (version control, collaboration, and workflows),Confluence, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Cognos, IBM Case Management, and SQL.
Other roles
Anunjin Batdelger, Associate Product Management, Entry level new grad 2026 roles, Software Engineering, New Grad Project Management, NYC, Chicago, LA, San Francisco, Boston, DC, Able to relocate: Recent Computer Science degree. I am passionate about product management where I can build a product feature and leverage AI to make the user experience smoother. I always likes learning, improving, and connecting with people.
Bianca Sanchez, Product Manager, Remote: Product Manager with 6+ years across EdTech, SaaS, and social impact. I build learner-centered platforms at the intersection of education and economic mobility - owning discovery, roadmap, and delivery end-to-end. Currently shipping student success tools at iMentor.
Shope Adekeye, Management roles, Boston MA, NYC, Remote: I enjoy working in collaborative environments, tackling complex issues, and implementing new solutions to garner future success. I am a lifelong learner who approaches each project with determination, initiative, and curiosity to get the job done to the best of my ability.