ASOS Tech Podcast
ASOS Tech Podcast
ASOS Tech
Welcome to the ASOS Tech Podcast, where we're going to be sharing what it's like to work at an online destination for fashion-loving 20-somethings around the world. You may have bought some clothes from us, but have you ever wondered what happens behind the screens? Find out all about our tech and ways of working as we bring you regular content with a diverse group of hosts and guests every 2 weeks on #TechTuesday.
Episode 1.7 – Accessibility @ ASOS
Episode Notes You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to Accessibility Specialist, Tzveta, and Web Engineer, Ellie, about how they are creating an inclusive experience for our customers here at ASOS. Featuring... Tzveta Dinova (she/her) - Accessibility Specialist Ellie Hadyoon (she/her) - Web Engineer Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Show Notes Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/ Udacity Web Accessibility Course https://www.udacity.com/course/web-accessibility--ud891 BBC Global Experience Language (GEL) https://www.bbc.co.uk/gel Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) https://accessibility.day/ Deque https://www.deque.com/resources/type/webinars/ Abilitynet https://abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility-services/useful-resources#AbNetwebinars Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editors: Myles Sanigar, Lewis Holmes Reviewers: Ed Collins, Lewis Holmes & Ellen Stirling Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
Oct 18, 2022
30 min
Episode 1.6 – Day In The Life Of… Jordan Ashton (DEI Advisor)
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Chris ACKA from our Tech team chats to DEI Advisor, Jordan Ashton, about what it's like to work in our Talent and Culture team. Featuring Jordan Ashton (he/him) - DEI Advisor Chris ACKA (he/him) - QA Engineer Show notes ASOS Purpose and Values: https://www.asosplc.com/this-is-asos/our-purpose-and-values/ Delivering Positive Benefits for People at ASOS: https://www.asosplc.com/fashion-with-integrity/people/ Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editors: Ed Collins & Adrian Lansdown Reviewers: Saima Mahmood & Ellen Stirling Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
Oct 4, 2022
37 min
Episode 1.5 – Event-Driven Systems @ ASOS
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to one of our Solution Architects, Amrish and Senior Software Engineer, Sarah about Event-Driven Systems. What are they? Why do we use them? Plus some useful insights into how we build Event-Driven Systems within Tech at ASOS. Featuring... Amrish Patel (he/him) - Solution Architect Sarah Wood (she/her) - Senior Software Engineer Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Show Notes Conway's Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law Event Sourcing Pattern https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/event-sourcing Durable Functions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-entities?tabs=csharp Cosmos DB Change Feed https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/change-feed Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling https://keda.sh Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editors: Lewis Holmes, Ed Collins Reviewers: Adrian Lansdown, Si Jobling, Ed Collins & Ellen Stirling Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
Sep 20, 2022
30 min
Episode 1.4 – Day In The Life Of… Chris ACKA (QA Engineer)
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat from our Tech team chats to QA Engineer, Chris ACKA, about what it's like to work in our Retail Systems platform. Featuring Chris ACKA (he/him) - QA Engineer in Retail Systems Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer Credits Producer: Si Jobling Editors: Ed Collins & Lewis Holmes Reviewers: Craig Morten & Ellen Stirling Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
Sep 6, 2022
24 min
Episode 1.3 – Tech Recruitment @ ASOS
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to Lead Principal Engineer, Nix and Software Engineer, Grace about how we recruit amazing tech talent and what it's like to apply for a role and then start working within Tech at ASOS. Featuring… Nix Crabtree (they/them) - Lead Principal Engineer Grace Burley Jones (she/her) - Software Engineer Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Show Notes ASOS Tech Blog - The Dreaded Technical Interview: https://medium.com/asos-techblog/the-dreaded-technical-interview-22f3482cf232 ASOS Fashion with Integrity - People: https://www.asosplc.com/fashion-with-integrity/people/ Winner of Diversity & Inclusion Award at The Rewards 2021: https://twitter.com/asos_news/status/1470694701342855170 Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers: https://www.inclusivecompanies.co.uk/inclusivetop50/2021rankings/ New York Festivals TV & Film Awards - Gold for ASOS: All In https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/d54890a8-a6bb-40ce-ab72-c918826b7d4d Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
Aug 9, 2022
36 min
Episode 1.2 – Day In The Life Of… Emma Poolman (Software Engineer)
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat from our Tech team chats to Software Engineer, Emma Poolman, about what it's like to work in our Customer Profile platform. Featuring Emma Poolman (she/her) - Software Engineer in Customer Profile & Identity Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer
Jul 26, 2022
19 min
Episode 1.1 – Open Source @ ASOS
You may have shopped on ASOS, now meet the people behind the platforms. Nat and Lewis from our Tech team chat to our Lead Web Engineer, Craig and Senior Web Engineer, Albino about how we’ve adopted open and inner source on some cool ASOS web projects. Featuring… Craig Morten (he/him) - Lead Web Engineer Albino Tonnina (he/him) - Senior Web Engineer Nat Huitson (she/her) - Associate Web Engineer Lewis Holmes (he/him) - Principal Software Engineer Show Notes ASOS Open Source on Github: https://github.com/asos Inner Source Commons: https://innersourcecommons.org Check out our open roles in ASOS Tech on https://link.asos.com/tech-pod-jobs
Jul 12, 2022
33 min
ASOS Tech Podcast - Season 1 Trailer
Here's what's coming in Season 1 of the ASOS Tech Podcast. Featuring Nat H, Lewis H, Craig M, Albino T, Emma P, Nix C, Grace B, Chris A, Amrish P, Sarah W, Jordan A, Tzveta D, Ellie H and Mehvagh S.
Jul 1, 2022
2 min