Vinoj Zacharia - Engineering Manager at FloQast - (Junior to Senior with David Guttman) Podcast Details

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Quotable Quotes:

“How can I start making others successful?” - VZ
“It doesn’t matter what part of your career you’re in. That ability to problem solve with others is going to serve you well.” - VZ
“I look at hiring as two facets:
- 1. What can you add to the culture of this company?
- 2. How can you help move the roadmap forward?
“The problems that we are trying to solve don’t always have one answer.” - DG
“For engineers, there is a similarity to artists, there’s a beauty in their work, and I actually embrace and love that fact.” - VZ
“That touch of engagement, the ‘I care about this product’ is what we want to nurture [ as a manager ].” - VZ
“We’ve hired people who have never been software developers before.” - VZ
“Granted [ a junior dev ] may not be able to move the roadmap as much as a senior, but do we see a promise here? A promise that they could? In addition, is their stuff on their resume so far that shows that growth and shows that ability to move forward?” - VZ
“We ended up hiring engineers that in this year have never even been to the office.” - VZ
“The single greatest strength you can have in this remote world is good asynchronous communication.” - VZ
“Start from the ‘why’ in the problem and then get to the ‘how’.” - VZ

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