prev. fullstack swe devrel at Oracle, now @ ____ 🤭 mom x2 🚼 opinions = my own
Joined July 2021
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Jun 10
> get laid off from Oracle 8 months pregnant
> have my 2nd baby boy
> land an amazing new job while postpartum
> snuggle my newborn in celebration 🥲
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Jun 11
Removing the “Open to Work” banner from my LinkedIn never felt so good
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Jun 9
after the massive Oracle RIF 2 months ago, I’m soooo excited to share where I landed next
stay tuned, big announcement coming soon :-)
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May 25
Added a few necessities to my website's hand-built CMS:
a bubble menu for the editor's in-line formatting and draft saving
you’re probably thinking “why even make your own cms when there’s plenty of options already out there”
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May 25
most options either cost money, keep your content in a DB you don’t control or live outside your actual site. I wanted a blog that’s free, where posts are plain .md files in my own repo & that’s part of the site itself 😄😄
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May 21
how I’ve been spending my time in-between devrel interview prep interviews ❤️❤️
excited for what’s next :) for more info about me my work, check out my website below
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May 21
lay.codes <— resume, social media metrics, my blog, videos more
if you’re in need of a dev advocate that’s passionate about community, dev experience content creation, let’s chat~
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May 20
Reflecting on nearly 5 years of building and learning in public 🧩
this entire experience has taught me one thing: the real work is pairing what you build with the ability to help people understand it
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May 20
I walked into Oracle as an engineer with an existing audience. Built features, documented everything I learned, used that reach to drive adoption. That feedback loop is just sooo exciting: shipping real work, teaching it, hearing how devs used it!!
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May 20
Some metrics from the last year:
2.3M impressions on X, 200K on LinkedIn, 8.4% X engagement rate (vs 1-2% industry avg), 315.8% YoY LinkedIn growth ❤️❤️
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May 12
a small 1 month post-RIF update
a few thoughts on network, personal brand, and learning how to tell your story :)
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layla retweeted
Apr 7
Throwback 💗
If you’re looking for a developer who’s taken a product from ideation → production → real users, I’m your girl!
I helped build ship FreeSQL at Oracle, owned parts of the UI/UX, and helped drive developer awareness through my socials content :)
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Hi from Oracle HQ :)
ALT Layla smiling in an Oracle HQ bathroom.
ALT Laylas desk at Oracle HQ, in standing mode, with an ultra wide monitor and a MacBook on the desk.
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Apr 25
Made a few tweaks to my personal website :)
~added social media metrics
~added a 'currently exploring' card
~tweaked my 'recent experience' 'topics I write about' card
~added my up-to-date resume
Check it out here:
lay.codes/about
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Apr 24
I was an engineer, a PM and a developer advocate at Oracle
New blog post on what that looked like, and what happened when it ended~
🔗link below
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Apr 2
Updated my personal website ~ lay.codes
Bittersweet to say goodbye to Oracle. I spent nearly 4 years there, from intern to full-time, working on developer tools and helping bring awareness to Oracle Database products through my own social media audience.
Excited for what's next :)
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Apr 15
the main lesson this RIF taught me: you can give everything to a product and still be impacted
but that won’t stop me from giving my all in my next role
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Apr 10
today’s my last official day at Oracle after 3 years. getting swept up in a historic RIF definitely wasn’t on my bingo card
im so grateful for my network, and honestly humbled by how many people have reached out with referrals opportunities 🧡
fun things are brewing!
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Apr 7
Throwback 💗
If you’re looking for a developer who’s taken a product from ideation → production → real users, I’m your girl!
I helped build ship FreeSQL at Oracle, owned parts of the UI/UX, and helped drive developer awareness through my socials content :)
25 Jan 2024
Hi from Oracle HQ :)
ALT Layla smiling in an Oracle HQ bathroom.
ALT Laylas desk at Oracle HQ, in standing mode, with an ultra wide monitor and a MacBook on the desk.
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Apr 7
I’m currently exploring fullstack, product-minded engineering, and developer experience roles ~ DMs are open 🌱
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