# Scottish Technology Club Bulletin — Week 18, 2025

First, big thanks to [CityJS](https://cityjsconf.org/) for their ticket giveaway at
our JavaScript meetups. Ricardo was the winner of the ticket raffle, and enjoyed
attending CityJS London at the weekend. One of the benefits of organising a community
like Scottish Technology Club is that we can attract sponsors and giveaways - a
win-win for all involved. If you are planning on attending any international conferences
(e.g. CityJS Athens in May) then give me a shout, I can try and intro Scotland-based folks
for a casual hang out!

It's another busy week for the Scottish tech community: kicking off with Cam Blackwood hosting
a ["Supabase launch week" event](https://lu.ma/bpgeps7t?tk=Ur4yow) in Codebase on Monday evening.
Following that we have Event-driven Software, GlasgowPHP, Dundee Data, Ladies of Code, Azure UG, TechMeetup Glasgow, and more.
As always, check the [What's On Page](https://www.scottishtechnology.club/whats-on) for a three week view.

If you live in the Borders check out [Borders Tech Connect](https://borderstechconnect.substack.com/) on Substack for
info on this new initiative. Also take a look at [Aberdeen Tech Events](https://aberdeentechevents.co.uk/) for more local info there!

If you are seeking to support entrepreneurs or startups in Scotland then take a look at [The Ecosystem Fund](https://inspirent.co.uk/the-ecosystem-fund/).
I have a private channel for event organisers on our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/bgHpBkq24p) too - give me a shout to be included!

This week in content and code from the community:

- Daniel [shipped SVG badge support](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-roe_just-shipped-something-i-think-is-pretty-activity-7320116787763699714-Ls81/) for [page-speed.dev](https://page-speed.dev/)
- Rob wrote about [migrating data pipelines](https://engineering.freeagent.com/2025/04/22/the-5-rules-for-migrating-data-pipelines-successfully/) on the Freeagent blog
- The Data Lab held a webinar on [The Power of Data in Environmental Science: From Genomes to Ecosystems](https://youtu.be/zEtBzRmY8WQ?si=z9SyHcEVaBmc1uSD&t=54)
- Surya spoke to [Gabi Münster on "Systems Engineer to Microsoft Principal Program Manager"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKK8OGQBjLQ)
- Gregory vlogged about the ["Healthcare" quarterly project](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJPAyQbiqo) on OpenStreetMapUK
- Scotland Splunk User Group posted some [previously recorded online sessions to their YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@scotlandsplunkusergroup)
- Rusty posted an update on [Securing API Keys in Chrome Extensions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0RhJCfhmrU)
- Scottish Tech Army streamed about [landing your next tech role](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ISb72dMqrA)
- Michael wrote about the [costs of mobile app development in 2025](https://addjam.com/blog/2025-04-23/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-mobile-app-in-2025) on the AddJam blog
- Sarah wrote about [Terraform depends_on](https://www.techielass.com/how-to-use-terraform-depends-on/)

If I've missed a blog post, video or event then please do let me know!

In jobs:

- TravelPerk (sponsors and hosts of EdinburghJS, thanks!) are looking for a [Senior Software Engineer](https://www.travelperk.com/job-application/?gh_jid=4726564) in Edinburgh
- CreateFuture are looking for a [Senior Android Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claire-muirhead-mckay-09a56b5a_are-you-an-experienced-android-engineer-activity-7320820200356921344-nQbO/)
- Skyscanner are looking for a [Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems (AI Enablement)](https://www.skyscanner.net/jobs/job/6707384?gh_jid=6707384&gh_src=5e52134b1us)

Check the [#jobs channel](https://discord.gg/bgHpBkq24p) on our Discord for more opportunities or to post your own.

## 📅 Tech events across Scotland this week

### Tuesday 29 April

- [Edinburgh Greentech Meetup: Digital Sustainability and Green Products](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-greentech-meetup-digital-sustainability-and-green-products-tickets-1319724815449) — Edinburgh · CodeBase Edinburgh
- [Event-driven Software Talks | April 2025](https://www.meetup.com/at-least-once-event-driven-software-architectures/events/306735788/) — Edinburgh · At Least Once: Event-driven Software Architecture
- [Ladies of Code: April Meetup (In person)](https://www.meetup.com/ladies-of-code-glasgow/events/306982802/) — Glasgow · Ladies of Code (Glasgow)
- [GlasgowPHP - April Meetup!](https://www.meetup.com/glasgowphp/events/306723615/) — Glasgow  · GlasgowPHP

### Wednesday 30 April

- [Women Making Waves in Cybersecurity - Women in Tech Aberdeen Meet Up](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-making-waves-in-cybersecurity-women-in-tech-aberdeen-meet-up-tickets-1301818346719) — Aberdeen · Women in Tech Aberdeen
- [Glasgow Azure User Group #46](https://www.meetup.com/glasgow-azure-user-group/events/305859333/) — Glasgow · Glasgow Azure User Group

### Thursday 1 May

- [UXNE #7: UX show and tell: share, reflect, improve](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uxne-7-ux-show-and-tell-share-reflect-improve-tickets-1333072448579) — Online · UX North East
- [Tech Meetup Glasgow - May 2025](https://www.meetup.com/techmeetup/events/307368547/) — Glasgow · TechMeetup Glasgow

### Friday 2 May

- [Monthly tech meetup at The Gamer Club \[1st Fridays of the month\]](https://www.meetup.com/open-source-glasgow/events/307318514/) — Glasgow · Open Source Glasgow
- [2600 Glasgow - Informal hacker/infosec/computer security meetup](https://www.meetup.com/glasgow-computer-security-meetup-group/events/307318525/) — Glasgow · Glasgow Computer Security Meetup

## About Scottish Technology Club

Scottish Technology Club is a community for Scotland’s technology sector, run by [Jamie McHale](https://jamiemchale.com/). Jamie is an entrepreneur and software engineer who provides software development, technology consulting, and contracting services to startups and other organisations through [Telaco](https://www.telaco.com/).

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