EP 71 : Building Engineering Culture | Pankaj Risbood, Co-founder & CTO, Zendrive | Engineering Manager Series

Solving big data engineering problems, scaling an engineering team, and building core technology products - that's Pankaj's forte.   With 19+ years of experience, Pankaj co-founded Zendrive with Jonathan Matus and established the R&D centre in Bangalore in 2014. He leads the data science, engineering, and product teams at the centre which has 85 employees at present.   With a knack for solving hard problems in computer science and generating valuable IP for the company in the process (16+ patents filed), Pankaj spoke at length about some of the most fundamental engineering questions of a scaling startup.   Tune in!   - Pankaj's journey thus far (01:12)  - The common engineering problem (03:12)  - Application of AI / ML (04:54)  - What makes an ideal engineer? (09:46)  - Building an engineering culture (14:50)  - Problem-solving in Zendrive (25:57)  - Structuring an engineering team (30:01)  - Setting the right expectations (35:26)  - Growing in an engineering role (42:36)  - Working with other stakeholders (45:56)  - Hiring the right person for the role (56:55)  - Advice for founders on working with engineers (01:02:45)   Connect with Pankaj -   LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/risbood  Twitter: https://twitter.com/risbood  --------------------  Found this episode informative? Let us know by hitting the like button & subscribing to our podcast.    You can also Tweet or DM us on -  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator  Twitter - https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message