# Scottish Technology Club Bulletin — Week 34, 2026

It's a busy week for tech events, including LeadDev, Codex Community, AI Builders and Rust and Friends. It's great to see so many events being scheduled.

The [Jobs Board](https://www.scottishtechnology.club/jobs) is looking healthier, and I am finding more feeds to monitor for postings. If you find jobs or opportunities that you think I should share with the community then please do let me know.

## 📝 Content from the Community

- James advised everyone [DO NOT Make This OpenRouter Claude Code MISTAKE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVMIr7WjJcY)
- Tech City Insights podcasst posted [From Zero Revenue to 200+ Employees: The Brutal Truth of Scaling | Sam Clark CEO of TDS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGLr_qBFf-g)
- Nicola blogged about [Why creativity matters in data visualisation](https://nrennie.rbind.io/blog/creativity-data-visualisation/)
- James posted [Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 14](https://jamesg.blog/2026/08/11/www-14)
- Yana blogged about UX on how to [Reward the Transaction, Never the Devotion (Or why you can only host a fandom)](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reward-transaction-never-devotion-why-you-can-only-host-varankova-ny7ze)

## 💼 Tech jobs and opportunities

- [Senior Software Engineer](https://www.fanduel.careers/open-positions?gh_jid=8129864) at FanDuel
- [Senior Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric)](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/xdesign/jobs/4952961101) at CreateFuture
- [Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Java, Spring, Vue, Typescript -iGaming](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/xdesign/jobs/4952189101) at CreateFuture
- [DevOps Engineer III (AI-Powered)](https://pdds-buyer-llc.primepay-recruit.com/job/1024480/devops-engineer-iii-ai-powered) at Planet DDS
- [QA Engineer III (AI-Powered)](https://pdds-buyer-llc.primepay-recruit.com/job/1024465/qa-engineer-iii-ai-powered) at Planet DDS
- [Engineering Technical Lead](https://pdds-buyer-llc.primepay-recruit.com/job/1045345/engineering-technical-lead) at Planet DDS
- [QA Engineer II (AI-Powered)](https://pdds-buyer-llc.primepay-recruit.com/job/1007837/qa-engineer-ii-ai-powered) at Planet DDS
- [Software and Satellite Operations Quality Assurance Engineer](https://spire.com/careers/job-openings/job/?gh_jid=8114332&gh_jid=8114332) at Spire
- [Implementation Analyst](https://boards.greenhouse.io/modulrfinance/jobs/8700416002?gh_jid=8700416002) at Modulr
- [Spacecraft Electronics Engineer](https://spire.com/careers/job-openings/job/?gh_jid=8098735&gh_jid=8098735) at Spire
- [Principal Product Manager](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/xdesign/jobs/4949841101) at CreateFuture
- [Senior Talent Partner (Tech) (FTC)](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/xdesign/jobs/4938434101) at CreateFuture
- [Software Engineer - Core Marketing Platforms](https://www.fanduel.careers/open-positions?gh_jid=8112084) at FanDuel
- [Senior Software Engineer - Core Marketing Platforms](https://www.fanduel.careers/open-positions?gh_jid=8112079) at FanDuel
- [Product Manager](https://www.fanduel.careers/open-positions?gh_jid=8112063) at FanDuel

## 📅 Tech events across Scotland this week

### Monday 17 August

- [Linux command line basics for beginners (and hackers!)](https://www.meetup.com/open-source-glasgow/events/315802984/) — Glasgow · Open Source Glasgow
- [Overthewire.org war games workshop - Hacker games and tutorials](https://www.meetup.com/glasgow-computer-security-meetup-group/events/315802989/) — Glasgow · Glasgow Computer Security Meetup

### Tuesday 18 August

- [Understanding the Creative Graduate Earnings Penalty: Rip-off University Degrees or Under-Rewarded Careers?](https://community.thedatalab.com/events/218399) — Online · The Data Lab
- [LeadDev Meetup Edinburgh - August 2026](https://www.meetup.com/leaddev-meetup-edinburgh/events/314697782/) — Edinburgh · LeadDev Edinburgh
- [GameDevEd Social Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/edinburgh-game-development-meetup-group/events/313724219/) — Edinburgh · GameDevEd Edinburgh Game Developer Meetup
- [Codex Community Meetup](https://luma.com/codex-edi) — Edinburgh · Codex Community
- [Umbraco Scotland (Glasgow Edition) - August](https://www.meetup.com/umbraco-scotland/events/315950552/) — Glasgow · Umbraco Scotland
- [Glasgow AWS User Group #38](https://www.meetup.com/amazon-web-services-user-group-glasgow/events/315971621/) — Glasgow · Amazon Web Services User Group Glasgow

### Wednesday 19 August

- [IT Managed Service Provider Solutions Exchange](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/it-managed-service-provider-solutions-exchange-tickets-1992411260715) — Linlithgow · scotlandis
- [Digital Skills 4 Girls Edinburgh: Sound Design For Videogames](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-skills-4-girls-edinburgh-sound-design-for-videogames-tickets-1993934565962) — Edinburgh · CodeBase Edinburgh

### Thursday 20 August

- [Edinburgh Professionals Quarterly Networking - Thursday 20th August](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-professionals-quarterly-networking-thursday-20th-august-tickets-1991564844060) — Edinburgh · Barclays Eagle Labs Scotland
- [The Future Is Human: Why People Still Matter in a World of Intelligent Systems](https://community.venturecafeedinburgh.org/events/0991d8c0-995b-4917-8d8b-f15767a570c7) — Edinburgh · Venture Cafe Edinburgh
- [TechTalks Edinburgh #9 – Nix & AI-Driven Development](https://www.meetup.com/techtalks-edinburgh/events/315860405/) — Edinburgh · TechTalks Edinburgh
- [AI Builders Glasgow Meetup](https://luma.com/2mc5j0x4) — Glasgow · AI-Builders

### Friday 21 August

- [Founders Hub - by Bayes and ScotlandIS](https://luma.com/b7s4tppv) — Edinburgh · Founders Hub
- [Rust and Friends (daytime coffee)](https://www.meetup.com/rust-and-friends/events/316115136/) — Edinburgh · Rust and Friends

## 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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