Brainstorming for New Ideas
Date: Tuesday , June 02, 2009
Gautham Pai Employer: Ugenie (now part of Lulu Inc) Designation: Senior Software Engineer Experience: 3 yrs 6 months
ST: What is your job there? GP: In addition to playing the roles of an engineer, developer, and tester, I also spend time brainstorming with team members, which leads to the birth of new ideas.
ST: What do you like about your job? GP: The extremely challenging and competitive environment. I also like identifying opportunities and using them to influence the key metrics for our company.
ST: What do you find challenging about your job? GP: The tight timeline for project deliveries - we launch new features very frequently. Making sure that our site is stable, our users are happy, and their needs are met is what challenges me every day.
ST: ST: What have you found that makes your job easier? GP: The motivation and encouragement from our users and my peers - especially senior members in the team.
ST: What are your hobbies? GP: Nature photography, music, short trekking and hiking trips, and reading. |