Aurélie Vache
From shyness to the stage
Entry created on: 21/03/2025
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From shyness to the stage
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Developer Advocate
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Entry created on: 21/03/2025
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Talking tech with passion, humour and sincerity
Since she was very young, she has loved creating. Whether with Lego bricks, a pencil or a computer, she invents, builds, imagines. One day, a guidance counselor suggested she could pursue a career in tech. She followed that path, step by step, sometimes with doubts, sometimes with courage, always with enthusiasm despite the fact that she stutters.
Today she takes the stage, makes packed rooms laugh, explains technology as if telling a story. And she proves every day that being different is not an obstacle, but a strength.
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Chronological journey
UFOs on the Internet!
UFOs on the Internet!
As a child, she loved drawing and building. Her uncle introduced her to fascinating computers, and very quickly she began creating her own programs. In middle school, she joined the computer club where she developed her very first website about UFOs.
Injustice!
Injustice!
After an STT baccalaureate and a BTS in development, she aims for a master's degree... but they don't even let her finish her oral exam because of her stammering. She doesn't give up. She completes a professional bachelor's degree, enters the workforce, trains relentlessly, and rises through the ranks.
Revenge
Revenge
Ten years later, she turns her “impostor syndrome”* into a driving force. She becomes Lead developer, then speaks at technology conferences. An inspiring comeback against those who didn't believe in her.
*Impostor syndrome is the feeling of doubting yourself, even when you succeed. You feel like you don't deserve your achievements, like you're not up to the task, and you're afraid others will find out, even though it's not true.
Their commitments and values
Their commitments and values
She deeply believes that everyone should be able to find their place, even in environments where they feel different. As a woman in tech who stutters, she knows the road can be difficult.
She mentors those who want to speak up. She gives talks about tech, but also about the impostor syndrome, to help others not be held back.
She loves to share with fun, emotion and sincerity.
What Aurélie shares with you:
What Aurélie shares with you:
“Don’t create your own limits. We are all different, and that is a strength. You have the right – and even the duty – to be yourself.”
Their profession
With 20 years of experience in IT, and for the past 4 years as a Developer Advocate, she acts as a bridge between developers and product teams. She prepares technical demonstrations, presentations, and helps evolve the tools. She speaks the developers' language, understands their needs, and translates them for the rest of the company.
Her favorite thing? Learning every day. And sharing what she learns, with humor and clarity.
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