Kyle Welch talks with Dave Rael about saying yes, community involvement, prioritizing family, and work culture
Kyle is a frontend platform engineer at Eventbrite. He is tasked with providing a consistent and efficient developer experience by building a stable and robust ecosystem while maintaining their innovative nature. Prior to his current position, Kyle held various engineering roles for companies ranging from credit unions to video platforms which provided him the opportunity to learn from various technical setups and fueled his passion for Node and Javascript. In addition to coding and building, Kyle is passionate about the community and helps organize Nodevember, a Node/JavaScript conference in Nashville–a fully volunteer run event. Kyle frequently talks about JavaScript, ReactJS, and other programming adventures at various conferences to share his expertise and knowledge with those learning to grow in the field.
Chapters:
0:32 - Dave introduces the show and Kyle Welch3:31 - Kyle's history with languages and platforms4:51 - Kyle on DevOps6:59 - Kyle, the conference speaker11:14 - How Kyle got started in software14:05 - Organizing conferences and the good and bad of saying yes to opportunities17:14 - Working at Eventbrite21:15 - Kyle's story of failure - the pain of nondeterministic build failures25:29 - Kyle success story - working toward team autonomy29:05 - Kyle's book recommendation34:36 - The things that cause Kyle both excitement and stress36:40 - The growing popularity of conference speaking42:09 - Kyle's top 3 tips for delivering more value43:07 - Keeping up with Kyle
Resources:
Eventbrite
Cory House on Developer On Fire
Cory House's Course on Pluralsight
David Neal on Developer On Fire
David Neal - Public Speaking without Barfing on Your Shoes
Developer On Fire Membership
Nodevember
Rob Richardson in the Develop Yourself Package
Rob Richardson on Developer On Fire
Kyle's book recommendation:
Improve Your Communication Skills (Creating Success) - Alan Barker
Kyle's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
Find something you're good at, specialize in it, and commit to it really hard
Use a support system and don't be afraid to ask for help
Don't shy away from opportunity, Embrace it