A data engineer from Pakistan named Shafiqa Iqbal works for Google in Poland. She has had positions with some of the most well-known businesses, including LinkedIn. She also worked as a top seller at Upwork while serving as Pakistan’s Global Ambassador for Women in Technology. Out of 1300 workers, she is the only one from Pakistan in the Google office in Warsaw. Follow Shafiqa here Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlelazyalpaca Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shafiqa-iqbal Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:44 Viral Video with Junaid Akram 00:01:37 Women and Glass ceilings 00:04:03 Childhood interest in Academics 00:06:49 What was your support system 00:08:39 Following your interest 00:10:31 Are you into Gaming? 00:11:35 Computer Languages 00:12:21 Freelancing 00:13:33 Types of Freelancing Projects 00:14:22 Struggle behind getting to Google 00:18:05 Entrepreneurial Mindset vs Employment 00:19:22 What Shafiqa is learning from Google 00:20:36 Living in Poland 00:21:44 Culture and History of Poland 00:23:16 Future plan with Google 00:26:42 Self realisation within the collective goal of a cooperation 00:31:33 Who are the creators of Google 00:36:47 Cryptocurrency and NFT's and Finances 00:39:38 A day in the life of a Google Employee 00:44:54 How to stay productive 00:47:56 What is your job at Google 00:51:24 How did you learn? 00:53:12 Approach towards problem solving 00:58:58 Advice to upcoming young professionals 01:01:15 Women in Stem fields