Episode 044 - Vishak Visvanathan, Early Engineer

07/01/2024 1h 9min

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Vishak was one of the first engineering hires at Postscript. He is a coding bootcamp graduate with a background in mechanical engineering, and has worked at early stage SaaS startups since 2015.Vishak is currently a Staff Engineer at Postscript, where he leads product strategy and architecture, drives solutions and tech partnerships, and helps hire and onboard high-performing engineering teams.In this conversation, we talk about:The benefits and challenges associated with going the coding bootcamp routeThe importance of tailoring communication that resonates and is easy to digest by non-technical colleaguesAnd the impact triaging customer support tickets, while radically prioritizing them, can have on your progression at an early stage startup