Listen "76: Leader or Individual Contributor"
Episode Synopsis
Rajiv Puranik, VP platform engineering and cloud operations at Vocera Communications & Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting are in conversation as Rajiv shares
His professional experience with Twillio, Apigee, Yahoo before Vocera covering corporate, engineering roles as well as startups
What developers should know, when building products, the ‘-ities’, beyond the algorithms
A personal devops horror story
How developers can have empathy of what happens after code is written
Devops is the first line of defence, and engineers are the second line
About differences in the safetynet, depending on company size or areas of operation
His tips for techies taking on leadership / managerial roles to be effective
His mantra for scaling as a leader
What the forced work from home implies for individuals and leaders in their approaches to work
How one should move to a nurturing style, even if starting with a directive approach, to develop others
Why quality is a business metric
What is acceptable quality
Making decisions when there is ambiguity
The impact of AI in decision making and leadership responsibilities
What he enjoys most about his career
When it comes to career decisions, the one question everyone should ask themselves
Rajiv can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajivpuranik/
His professional experience with Twillio, Apigee, Yahoo before Vocera covering corporate, engineering roles as well as startups
What developers should know, when building products, the ‘-ities’, beyond the algorithms
A personal devops horror story
How developers can have empathy of what happens after code is written
Devops is the first line of defence, and engineers are the second line
About differences in the safetynet, depending on company size or areas of operation
His tips for techies taking on leadership / managerial roles to be effective
His mantra for scaling as a leader
What the forced work from home implies for individuals and leaders in their approaches to work
How one should move to a nurturing style, even if starting with a directive approach, to develop others
Why quality is a business metric
What is acceptable quality
Making decisions when there is ambiguity
The impact of AI in decision making and leadership responsibilities
What he enjoys most about his career
When it comes to career decisions, the one question everyone should ask themselves
Rajiv can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajivpuranik/
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