Mar 13Five tips to help lead large cross-functional collaborationsLarge cross-functional projects can be difficult to steer. To help mitigate common pain points, consider these pro tips. Leading large cross-functional projects can be intimidating for recently turned senior individual contributors (ICs) who are on the leadership track. These large projects are known to span over several workstreams and require…5 min read5 min read
Published in Code Like A Girl·Dec 6, 202210 Questions and Prompts for Your Next 1-on-1 with Your MentorIn a previous post I wrote about mentoring and being a mentee, and how it can really help accelerate your career by giving you insights into many topics ranging from your blind spots in your trajectory to perspective on an incident that happened with you. As a mentor I’ve worked…Mentorship4 min readMentorship4 min read
Nov 11, 2022Life Lessons From Training For A Half MarathonLast year this time, if you would’ve told me that I would be running 13.1 miles next year, I would have laughed and shrugged it off. But here I am, having completed one of the most hardest physical challenges I’ve undertaken in my life. Last week I ran the Golden…Running4 min readRunning4 min read
Published in Code Like A Girl·Nov 4, 20225 Key Aspects of a Mentor-Mentee RelationshipAs someone who works in the tech industry in Silicon Valley, I am surrounded by success stories. I work closely with exceptionally talented individuals every day. As such, I also have a lot of role models to look up to. …Mentorship5 min readMentorship5 min read
Published in Code Like A Girl·Oct 24, 2022Demystifying Code ReviewsWhen I started my career as a software engineer almost 8 years ago, the one thing that intimidated me the most was doing code reviews. It absolutely terrified me to review other peoples’ code. …Code Review4 min readCode Review4 min read
Published in Code Like A Girl·Oct 17, 2022You Are Not A Coding MonkeyIt was a usual weekday morning. As I woke up to my 7am alarm, I reached for my phone, pulled down my notifications on my iPhone, skimmed through all of them, and went straight to my work messages. This had become a daily morning ritual for the last few years…Silicon Valley5 min readSilicon Valley5 min read
Oct 7, 2022My Experience With VipassanaLate post: Last Sunday I returned from a three day Vipassana course at the Southern California Vipassana Center in Joshua Tree National Park. I had also attended my first ten day course at the same center back in June 2021. This was my second course there and overall. …Meditation6 min readMeditation6 min read
Sep 10, 2020Revisiting Ladakh through a writing exerciseAs a fun activity during the hot Labour Day 2020 weekend, a dear friend and I decided to write about something. I hadn’t written in months ( years, even!), so this was going to be interesting! We had both visited Ladakh a few years back- she in 2014, and I…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Mar 13, 2018Solo in TurkeyWhen I first told my friends I was going to visit Turkey solo, I got mixed reactions. From an incredulous ‘why [would you even]?’ to pity [you’re going alone] to ‘are you insane- it’s a war zone’- I got it all. But I’d always wanted to visit Turkey. …Travel7 min readTravel7 min read
