Rebecca Cole

Michael speaks with Rebecca Cole, Software Engineer at Westpac Rebecca Cole is a Software Engineer at Westpac who came to technology from a background in teaching, learning design, and media. Before moving into software engineering, she co-created Virtual Village at UQ, an online onboarding and mentoring platform that supported more than 50,000 students during COVID, and spent a decade leading CHYFM, where she trained hundreds of young broadcasters and led programs recognised at local, regional, and national levels. Her experience in education continues to shape the way she approaches software engineering, with a focus on making complex ideas accessible, fostering curiosity, and creating experiences that help people learn with confidence. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire The Road to Laracon Apple Music Spotify