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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaPei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat detta今天再來跟大家分享另一位在倫敦 Meta 的 Staff Eng，他是 Denny 大大 他從非資工本科開始、台灣不到十人的新創出發 後來在不會日文的情況下去了日本 LINE 目前人在倫敦 Meta 當 Staff Engineer 他覺得 IC track 也是可以一直往上走的 只是這條路很模糊，台灣很少有人分享長什麼樣 所以他想跟大家多多分享這條路 如果工程師的下一步這個問題 或是一直想試試看海外工作，但不知道從哪開始 或覺得職涯一直卡著，找不到方向 歡迎去找 Denny 大大聊聊～ 👉 https://lnkd.in/gzYx3A-sDenny Ku | Meta Staff Engineer 導師｜工程師非管理職發展 × 海外工作職涯諮詢 | 大大帶我飛Denny Ku | Meta Staff Engineer 導師｜工程師非管理職發展 × 海外工作職涯諮詢 | 大大帶我飛
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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaPei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaI want to say something I have been hesitant to put into words. I have had calls where the energy shifted the moment I appeared on screen. Where "not a fit" came very quickly after. Where my accent or my face seemed to matter more than my answers. I am a Senior UX Researcher with nine years of experience across four countries India, UAE, the US, and Germany. I have worked in gaming, fintech, insurance, food delivery, ride-hailing, telecoms, and social impact. I've built research functions, led strategy, and worked with some of the most complex user populations in the world. And I still sometimes feel like I have to prove I belong in a room before I have said a single word. To anyone hiring UX researchers: your users don't all look the same. Your research team probably shouldn't either. Diversity in research isn't a nice-to-have. A researcher who has lived across cultures, navigated systems as an outsider, and built empathy as a survival skill brings something to the work that you genuinely cannot teach. If that's you, let's talk. #UXResearch #OpenToWork #SeniorUXResearcher #Berlin #InclusiveHiring #DiversityInTech
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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaThanks to the over 120 enthusiastic and curious participants joining our #Janeswalk today to experience Parks, Public Art and Hidden Places in Yonge and Eglinton, A walkingtour that I co-lead with Christine H. . Shout out to Tasneem Gandhi Bandukwala from Uptown BIA for providing the great coffee, Italian donuts and cookies for our participants to share at the Montgomery Park stop - a hidden city park where great public art meets great history, and where great minds interact with each other. Thank you to Sadaf Pourjavaheri and Bailey Classen-Schneider for your great support in guiding the participants, holding the signage and solving the logistics with treats! To continue your journey of uncovering hidden public art and POPS, please join another Jane’s walk led by our colleagues Yingluo(Claire) Wang and Shan Li with TSA at North York starting at 10:30am tomorrow morning to learn more about “North York at the Centre: Past, Present and Future. “
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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaPei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaLast week, I had the opportunity to attend a 1 on 1 counseling session with the MILES project at LSVD Berlin, and I wanted to share my experience. Going into the session, I was feeling quite overwhelmed and uncertain, especially navigating job searching and life as an expat. What stood out to me most was how respectful and supportive the conversation felt there was a real sense of being heard and treated as equal. Recently, the recruitment process has been challenging, and at times it has felt discouraging, particularly as someone with an international background and part of the queer community. Without going into specifics, these experiences can take a toll. That is why having a space where I felt understood and supported made a meaningful difference. We were able to discuss my situation in depth, and while not everything is fully resolved yet, I left the session feeling significantly calmer and more grounded. I also really appreciated the thoughtful follow-up with practical resources ranging from job coaching and community events to language learning and legal guidance which made the support feel ongoing and actionable. Experiences like this make a real difference, especially during challenging moments. Grateful for spaces that provide this kind of support. #LSVD #MILES #QueerAndHere #Expat #LGBTIQ #Berlin
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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaPei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaApril 15 marked one year of Three Cedars Bookkeeping (and yes, launching on Tax Day was very on brand.) Here’s what year one looked like: • 20 recurring clients that trust me with their books • Clients across food & beverage, trades, services, construction, therapy, and nonprofits • 8 major cleanup/catch-up projects completed • Payroll supported for ~60 employees across 4 companies • Trained 4 DIY clients to confidently use QuickBooks Online • Taught 2 bookkeeping classes to real estate agents • Helped 2 clients transition from hundreds of paper checks to streamlined electronic payments • 22 five-star Google reviews Beyond the numbers, this year also stretched me in ways I didn’t expect: • Meeting hardworking, kind, and community-focused business owners and professionals through local networking groups • Establishing strong referral partnerships with accountants, payroll providers, payment processors, and other bookkeepers • Serving as Secretary/Treasurer of my BNI chapter, Nuclear Networkers • Joining the board of Richland Public Library Foundation as Treasurer and helping transform their finance structure • Co-founding and co-leading a Girl Scout troop for my oldest daughter (and yes, selling a lot of cookies) • Handling most of the school drop-offs, pick-ups, doctor’s appointments and extracurriculars of my three young kids • Being intentional about one-on-one time with my kids and my husband Building a business while raising a family and staying involved in the community isn’t always balanced, but it is incredibly meaningful and rewarding. To my clients, referral partners, friends, and family—especially my husband (for literally putting food on the table every night) and my mother-in-law (for being the best backup childcare)—thank you for your trust and support this past year. It truly means everything. Year two, let’s go! Or as my 18M old son would say, “lei-show!”
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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaPei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaYesterday at an UX community event in Berlin, I listened to story after story about navigating work, belonging, and the job market as an outsider. It echoed so much of my own journey. Thanks to Employed.world, Engelnest Coworking, StartSteps, Seefar Foundation for organizing this open conversation. I come from a place where minority rights are increasingly under pressure. Seeing conversations shift where queer identities are questioned or framed as “non-native” and watching intolerance surface more openly has made the idea of “home” feel complicated in ways I never expected growing up. At the same time, being an expat isn’t simple either. There are real barriers bias in hiring, visa constraints, and the quiet ways you can be deprioritized for not being “local.” Many of the people I met yesterday shared that same resilience: constantly adapting, proving, rebuilding. And yet we persist. We learn new systems, cultures, and languages(trying). We bring global perspective, empathy, and adaptability that can’t be taught in a single market. We don’t just fit into systems we help improve them. So here’s a small ask to companies and hiring teams: Don’t overlook talent because it comes with a different passport, accent, or story. Sometimes, the people who had to work the hardest to belong are the ones who build the most inclusive experiences. #UXResearch #ExpatLife #Inclusion #Belonging #BerlinTech #DiversityInTech
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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaPei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaI’m currently open to remote UX Research opportunities (global / remote-first teams). Over the past few years in Berlin, I’ve worked across product, growth, and experimentation partnering closely with design, product, and data teams to drive meaningful decisions, not just insights. Some highlights: • Led mixed-method research (qual + quant) to inform product strategy • Supported growth and experimentation initiatives with user insights • Worked in fast-paced, international environments across Europe Right now, I’m especially interested in: • Remote-first companies • Product-led teams with strong research culture • Roles where research directly influences product direction I’m open to: • Full-time remote roles • Contract / freelance work • Global teams across time zones If you’re hiring or know a team that is, I’d love to connect. 📩 DM me or comment below
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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaPei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaMy employer Block laid off 40% of its workforce last Thursday (2/26). I wasn’t affected… but I was *affected*. I decided to quit immediately and left the company the following day on 2/27. I figured that a company able to Thanos-snap away half of their employees doesn’t need two-week's notice from me, just another IC that could easily have been in that 40%. This is my personal story and reflection about the time we are in, working in tech. Some of the company’s choices have felt deeply problematic, and, quite frankly, I’m mad. I’m willing to bet that many of those who were laid off or are still working at Block are mad too. Anger is a feeling of perceived injustice, a valid reaction to these events. Since layoffs disproportionately affect certain teams, I found out in a span of 10 minutes that ~70% of my immediate + sister teams were going to disappear. On my immediate team, the only people left were me and a new hire who had started 3 days ago. I felt immense dread and survivor’s guilt. So Block laid off 40% of its employees and offered the rest of us Retention Packages. I’m not sure how the Retention Package looked for others, but I was personally offered a pay increase of ~75% (90% if you include the one-time bonus!). So basically, I saw my company discard half of my peers and double my pay. That’s not an honor. It feels shameful and dehumanizing. I’d rather see my peers keep their jobs than personally profit from their trauma. I have the immense financial privilege of being a steadily-employed, healthy person with no dependents, but many of my peers have families to care for, medical bills to pay, or visa issues putting them at risk of deportation. After the layoff announcement, I asked several people if I could be included in the layoff. Of course, everyone answered “no”. Because really, why should you get to choose to leave with dignity when you see your entire team — the people you worked hard to build a positive relationship with over the past year and a half — disappear? But here, take the fat paycheck that's well above market rate, because we actually value *you*! So why did this happen? Block claims it’s because AI is making the company so productive. In the last year, AI was shoved down everyone’s throats. Everything was about AI. We were told to use AI as much as possible. It’s nothing short of dystopian to be forced to employ the very tools that accelerate the disappearance of the jobs on which our livelihoods depend. Personally, I saw very limited gains in productivity from AI, nothing nearly profound enough to justify tossing out half of the company's workforce along with their institutional knowledge and expertise (bus factor, anyone?). So 40% of employees had no choice but to take the severance and leave. The remaining 60% of us were offered fat paychecks to stick around and clean up the mess our "leadership" created, all so we can continue contributing to a future where AI leaves us all unemployed. No thanks, I'm out!
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Pei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaPei-Rong (Kahlen) Lin har gillat dettaA few years ago, I applied for a job in Sweden. On my CV, it clearly stated: I have the right to live and work in Sweden. I got rejected. The reason? “We don’t sponsor work visas.” Read that again. I didn’t need sponsorship. It was written right there. That was the moment I understood something. It’s not always about qualifications. Sometimes it’s about assumptions. A foreign-sounding name. An international background. A quick scan between meetings. Decision made. A few years later, I changed my surname to a Swedish one. Not because I wanted to erase anything. Because I was tired of being filtered out before anyone actually read my CV. Same experience. Same competence. Different last name. And yes, it made a difference. We like to blame “the system.” But the system is just people in offices making fast calls. If a name changes your chances, that’s not an integration issue. That’s bias. #inclusion #diversity #jobsearch #dobetter
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