Welcome to Coffee to Career!
Coffee to Career is a community-driven meetup designed to empower the next generation of tech professionals. Whether you’re a university student, making a career switch, or just starting out in tech, we’re here to help you become job-ready.
Who are we?
Viv and Oly are a couple who both work in tech. Viv is a career changer from education background, now works as a Full-stack engineer at REA group.
Oly is an experienced Product Designer who also loves coding, and now works at Canva.
Their daughter, Zoe, sometimes comes and helps running the event. She is a great vibe buddy. Although, Mango might disagree, as some attendees do enjoy his presence.
Who is this for?
- University students exploring tech careers
- Career changers looking to break into tech
- Junior professionals wanting to level up
- Anyone interested in tech and career development
What do we do?
- Host regular sessions on coding, technical topics, and interview prep
- Bring in speakers from the industry to share real-world advice
- Build a supportive network for learning and growth
Upcoming Sessions
📚 Build React web app - “Find Your Next Read”
📍 REA Group headcourters 📅28 Aug 2O25
What:
A hands-on session where we’ll build a React app that searches books via the Google Books API.
Who is it for:
- Uni students or early-career devs
- Anyone curious about React, API integration, or collaborative coding
Why?
- Learn mob programming: one “driver” writes code while the “navigators” guide, rotating roles every 6-8 min.
- Walk away with a polished GitHub repo for your portfolio.
Become a Speaker
Are you passionate about helping others grow in tech? We’re always looking for speakers—whether you’re a subject matter expert in coding, or you have insights on soft skills and career development.
Contact the founders to express your interest in speaking:
Join our Slack channel
Welcome to our community! Join to stay tuned with the lastest event, connect with like-minded people, grow together and never feel lonely again 😜
Join Coffee to Career Slack channel from this link!