Again in 2025, we highlighted some of the amazing women working in tech across Scotland!
Having started my post-university life as a secondary school maths teacher, I’ve since dabbled in a bit of everything: academic research, curriculum and assessment design, data management, and product research and development. Along the way, my eclectic CV has helped … Continue reading Sara Davies
I’m retired now, but was a computing academic for my working life. It was a pretty straightforward path in some ways: University of Glasgow for undergraduate, PhD, and a bit of post-doc. Then a couple of short-term lecturing posts to … Continue reading Carron Shankland
Seven years ago, I joined a reskilling programme to become a Software Engineer – and I’ve never looked back! Since then, I’ve held various roles at Lloyds Banking Group: from building apps end to end to running the Dundee Tech … Continue reading Rose Ulldemolins
I am currently Head of Product at OVO where I focus on how we can provide the best support to our customers when they need it most. My career began at the Victoria Government through Entrepreneurial Scotland which opened the … Continue reading Sophie Harpur
After University, I tried to be a self-employed web developer, whilst working in a shop and Post Office to pay the bills. It was through a friend I met in the shop that I applied for a role as a … Continue reading Sam Blythe
I teach video game design at Abertay University. Game design can be practical, theoretical and technical; it’s difficult to define, but that is what makes it so fun. My research is interested in forming connections between players and I explore … Continue reading Lynn Love
IT Security Analyst, MDDUS Hi, I’m Fiona! I didn’t take the “usual” path into tech, but it’s the one that’s made me who I am today. I grew up in the care system and left school with decent grades, but … Continue reading Fiona MacDonald
Personal history I’ve been interested in cyber security since my friend took me along to a dressCode lunch time club at my high school at 13. I then went on to be a dressCode mentor and part of Turing Testers … Continue reading Clara O’Callaghan