Thalida is a Product Engineering Leader who loves a good spreadsheet. They've spent their entire career in Product Engineering and Engineering Management at companies like OkCupid, Etsy, and Webflow. 

Thalida is now the Co-Founder and CTO of Tourus, a prop-tech startup with a mission to improve the rental experience for everyone involved. Thalida is a queer Trinidadian-American and avid Minecrafter based in New York. 

In this conversation, we talk about:

• How they mapped out their career journey as an engineer, by gaining experience at various sized startups
• The challenges they faced in the industry and the resources that have supported them along the way
• And how their unique experience and love for coding has empowered them to become a great manager and leader