Daniel Brazil

AMA Senior Software Engineer

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City Library

​Software Engineering AMA​I’ve shipped production systems for 10 years at SportsBet, Flight Centre, Domino’s, Bunnings, Xero, and TechnologyOne - including Flutter mobile apps serving millions, React/Angular frontends, .NET/Node.js/Go/Python backends, AWS/Azure platforms, Kubernetes, event-driven microservices, and full CI/CD pipelines.​Format First 10 minutes: icebreakers in breakout rooms to meet others. Remainder: interactive session answering the top voted questions on Slido — submit anonymously, upvote, and join the back-and-forth discussion.​When you join, you’ll receive the Slido link. I’ll start with the top 10 most upvoted questions.​​AI in Software Engineering<ul><li>​How AI coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, etc.) are changing daily workflows</li><li>​Skills that will matter most over the next 5–10 years</li><li>​Building AI-powered applications and integrating LLMs effectively</li><li>​Will AI replace or augment software engineers?</li></ul>​Industry &amp; Career<ul><li>​Is software engineering still a strong career in Australia?</li><li>​University vs bootcamp vs self-taught outcomes and first-job success rates</li><li>​Realistic salaries, promotion timelines, and career progression</li><li>​Landing your first role and building a competitive portfolio</li><li>​Technical interview preparation and what companies actually test</li></ul>​Day-to-Day Life<ul><li>​What a typical week looks like at large Australian tech/product companies</li><li>​Working with designers, product managers, and stakeholders</li><li>​Code reviews, Agile ceremonies, and engineering culture realities</li><li>​Debugging production incidents and on-call responsibilities</li></ul>​Technical Questions<ul><li>​Flutter vs React Native tradeoffs in production</li><li>​React vs Angular architecture and scaling patterns with TypeScript</li><li>​Backend choices: .NET, Go, Node.js, Python — when to use each</li><li>​REST vs GraphQL, SQL vs NoSQL, monoliths vs microservices</li><li>​AWS/Azure, Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and observability</li><li>​Testing strategies: unit, integration, end-to-end with Playwright/Cypress</li></ul>

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