Beyond the Technical Bar: Mapping Your Value in the Age of AI

AI is changing how software and data work gets done. Coding is becoming more accessible, tools are evolving quickly, and expectations of technical professionals are shifting. After years spent building expertise, experienced engineers may find themselves wondering how their skills will translate as the work changes.

This interactive masterclass offers a structured way to explore what you have already built through your work, where those skills continue to bring value, and where they could take you next.

You will leave with a clearer picture of the value you bring, new perspectives on where your experience could take you, and one practical next step worth exploring.

Who Should Attend

This masterclass is designed for experienced Python developers, software engineers and data professionals, typically with five or more years of industry experience.

It is particularly relevant to technical professionals who are thinking about how their work and roles might evolve as AI changes the industry, and who want to explore how the skills and experience they have already built could serve them in the future.

No management experience or plans to change jobs are required.

What You'll Learn

By the end of the masterclass, participants will be able to:

• Identify the technical and transferable skills they have developed through their work, including strengths they may take for granted.
• Recognise the value they bring beyond individual tasks through problem framing, judgement, debugging, communication, ownership and collaboration.
• Explore how to apply their existing experience in their current role, a different kind of role, or a new area.
• Identify one direction worth investigating and choose a practical next step to move their exploration forward.

What to Bring

No technical setup, Python packages or advance preparation required.

Participants should bring a notebook and pen or a laptop for the individual exercises. All activities can be completed without installing software.

Your trainer: Valentina Scipione

Valentina Scipione is a Berlin based Life & Career Coach with 13 years of experience in software engineering. A former astrophysicist and Software Engineering Manager, she has worked across quality engineering, software development and engineering management. Her career has taken her across different roles and industries, giving her first hand experience of how skills and responsibilities evolve over time.

Through her coaching practice, she helps experienced data and software professionals understand the value of what they have already built, explore where their skills could take them, and find their way through the AI era.

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