Call it an old boys club or brogrammer culture, theres no denying thetechworld is still dominated by men.
Much has been written about the industrys lack of diversity, of course.
Most tech companies are run by men, and female role models are few and far between.
This gap grows further at the executive level, where women hold a mere 11% of leadership positions.
And, those who do receive funding, get less than male-led teams and mixed men and women-led teams.
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And when VCs invest in women-led companies, they also make more money.
Research shows that female leadership impacts business performance and overall growth.
A survey conducted by BCG and Mass Challenge foundwomen-run businesses deliverhigher revenuesmore than twice as much per dollar invested.
Better yet, all three are currently hiring.
Starling Bank
Anne Boden is quite the glass ceiling breaker.
Now, Starling employs more than 2,000 people and has over three million accounts.
The vast majority of people in this industry are men in their early thirties, with beards.
People dont expect a fintech entrepreneur to be me, said Boden, in The Times.
Sound like the kind of leader youd like to work for?
Starling is looking for anInfrastructure Engineerto join its bank in London.
Open-minded when it comes to hiring, Starling cares more about aptitude and attitude than specific experience or qualifications.
Its very open about how it delivers software.
It believes in clean coding, simple solutions, automated testing and continuous deployment.
Lendable is hiring a newSenior Data Scientistfor its team.
Is your interest piqued?Read all about the role here.
OKRA Technologies
OKRA Technologies is a leading provider of AI-driven analytics for global life sciences.
The company is currently looking for aJunior/Senior NLP Data Scientistto join its Leiden team in the Netherlands.
Sound like your kind of role?you might apply here.
