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An instrumental milestone in my journey as a software developer.

Doing side projects has been invaluable in enhancing my coding skills on new technologies, far surpassing the learning experience within a traditional work setting. Having dedicated over 20 years to various technologies at renowned companies like Delta Air Lines, ADP, Deloitte, VMWare, Anthem, State Farm Insurance, and CarMax, I've had the privilege of working with sophisticated enterprise tools. However, my work choices have always been guided by the team's objectives and the prevailing company culture and technology stack limitations. Taking a break from tackling intricate enterprise problems, I am relishing the opportunity to explore and create projects that align with my passions. Each day brings the gift of delving into new realms of knowledge. Yesterday, I immersed myself in web components, shadow DOM, and lightweight frameworks like Preact, while today, the robust capabilities of AWS Amplify in developing scalable apps left me in awe. While anticipating my next venture, I realize there's no need to wait – it's time to start building what truly excites me. Let's dive right in!

Finally graduated and ready start a new career as a software engineer.

My front-row seat in a tech rocket ship: How Splunk's culture fueled its journey from $150M to $1B in revenue My time at Splunk from 2011 to 2016 was pivotal in my career. I felt exhilarated, like a pioneer. Three lessons I learned from the experience: • Grow demands agility and the ability to embrace change rapidly. • Thinking like an investor with your time and talent can be life-changing. • The more diverse the thoughts and people, the more high-performing the teams will be. What lessons have you learned on your career journey? 👇

the last 15 years of software

Here at ServiceNow, helping employees live their best lives while doing their best work is a business imperative. We have global and local resources for employees to care for themselves and their loved ones physically, emotionally, and financially. 🧘🏻♀️🌱🚀

Here at ServiceNow, helping employees live their best lives while doing their best work is a business imperative. We have global and local resources for employees to care for themselves and their loved ones physically, emotionally, and financially. 🧘🏻♀️🌱🚀

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I wrote this on Sept 30th 2023, few days before I joined Okta for myself and I read this at the start of every week. Thought long and hard about what I want out of the next assignment. Am I doing this everyday ? Not really. But I am trying and that’s 💯 in my control. Sharing the full notes here below: probably you could pick a thing or two if it resonates. Mission Okta: Focus on yourself : use the energy to focus on your work, your contribution and your growth from where you are and not where you think you should be. Where you should be is irrelevant. Where you are is present. That is ground zero. Operate from a place of gratitude. Do high quality work: Leave your print in everything you touch. Be Proud of the work you do. Doesn’t matter if it’s big work or small work. If you are street sweeper be a world class street sweeper. Help others without expectation: Do not expect anything in return. This is more about character than work responsibilities. We cease to get when we cease to give. Comparison is thief of joy. Go in wanting to be challenged . Go in wanting to be the best in what you do. Keep the killer instinct alive. Be the hardest worker in the room and you will have one up over talent. Dont go in search of glory. Listen 2X . Speak when required with conviction and With data. Honor your words. You are nothing if you are not your word. Look for facts. Don’t settle till then. Be driven every morning. Be disciplined. Productivity will follow. Chase something difficult. This is what makes us alive. Resist the urge to throw in the towel. Learn, be inspired and inspire the people around you. Lift the energy on the floor. It’s a damn sales job: love it coz many don’t get to do this lively work. Many people get to sit in their seat and you get to move the damn floor like it hasn’t moved all day long. Bring in thousand percent energy to the table everyday . Happy or sad you have 24 hours for self pity or soaking in the glory. After that it’s time to work. And remember no matter how much you crush your quota the dashboard dials to zero at the start of every quarter. Lastly, lead without title. Your work determines who you are not your title. Don’t chase the irrelevant.