Get inspired by Natalie's journey in tech!

Watch Natalie Godec, a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) developer contributing to Dev Library, share her journey into the tech industry in an interview with Sebastian Trzcinski-Clément, Senior Program Manager at Google. Natalie also offers advice to other women in the field and reflects on her experiences using Google Cloud in the early stage of her career.

Watch the full interview

What's Happening at Google

Calling all Indian App & Game developers🇮🇳✨ Apply to the Appscale Academy 2023 program and power your growth story!

This 6-month mentorship program created by Google Play and the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Startup Hub, aims to help early and mid stage startups supercharge their growth on Android, and build world class apps.

Gain exclusive access to curriculum-based training, mentorship, promotions, rewards, opportunities to pitch to VCs, and more! Applications close on February 6, 2023.

Apply now ↗︎

Hash Codes are back for 2023!

Bring the excitement of Hash Code, Google’s team programming competition, to your organization this April! Organize a Hub, or an in-person meetup, for the Qualification Round so that teams from your community can connect, learn from each other, and compete alongside each other.

Apply here ↗︎

Flutter Forward 2023

On Wednesday, January 25, Flutter Forward was successfully streamed live from Nairobi, Kenya!

With an amazing keynote, tech talks, and a live Q&A session, the event showed how Flutter is pushing UI development forward.

Watch the replay ↗︎

Community Management Event

Traci Cappiello, Customer Engagement Manager at Google

In this Community Management session, we will discuss the whys and hows of community-driven growth through case studies and examples.

Coming out of this session you will understand:

💡 The value of communities for startups

💡 Building and managing communities

💡 How to create your own strategy

RSVP here to attend

Google for Startups Accelerator 🇨🇦 - Apply now.

Applications for the Google for Startups Accelerator in Canada are officially open through February 1, 2023. Apply or share the application with any startups who want to grow with the best of Google.

🌍 In-person and virtual activities

🌍 Strategic and technical project support

🌍 Mentoring from 20+ Google teams

➕ more!

Learn more and apply ↗︎

Get the most out of your WTM membership

Redeem your badge and kickstart 2023 getting the most out of being a Women Techmakers member. With your membership you can:

☝ Stand out as a Woman in Tech enhancing your Developer Profile

☝ Enjoy exclusive member-only content

☝ Connect with other members, Googlers, and Ambassadors

Ready to start? Claim your badge ↗︎

Community Highlights

Every month, we spotlight the contributions WTM Ambassadors are making to their community. Get inspired by their stories and successes.

Meet WTM Ambassador Ngọc Võ

Ngoc is a Software Engineer at VNG Corporation, who has been working with mobile development for over 3 years using Android programming and Flutter.

As a passionate problem solver, she spends her time developing mobile applications to help her company's product team optimize their working process. She loves doing magic and people love the way she surprises them through her solutions.

Besides, Ngoc is also a Women Techmakers Ambassador who enjoys inspiring people to build a world where everybody can join the technology industry!

When asked what she wished every woman who is interested in getting into tech industry knew, she said:

"Don't let the fears of "Engineering is not for women" make you doubt yourself. Enjoy what you are doing and keep moving forward. If you fall, stand up with the valuable experience. It's always better than just standing still and doing nothing. It can be a hard road at first, but you can eventually make a great journey with your passion!"

Connect with Ngoc here ↗︎

Tip before you go...

Find the time of day when you are most focused and energized!

Make the most of each workday by learning how to calculate your 'biological prime times', the times of day when you are most capable of accomplishing tasks without getting easily distracted or bogged down.

Learn more ↗︎

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