In this episode I speak with Arasu Shankher, who is working as a CTO at KBX Digital. Arasu has a vast experience as an Engineer, Manager and Technology Leader. He has worked for companies like Microsoft, Google and Amazon and has built many high performance teams.

We cover extremely important topics for Software Engineers and Managers at all levels.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

02:30 Traits of a Successful IC and Manager

07:11 Depth for ICs?

09:05 Do you miss being an IC? what is it that you miss?

10:10 How do you stay up to date? How do you keep learning?

16:30 What are some resources that you use to learn?

21:20 Productivity and Time Management

28:20 Dealing with toxic people?

37:10 How has the Tech space changed over the years?

41:40 What is the next big thing in the Tech Space?

48:00 Buy vs Build? How do we make a good decision?

54:10 How to manage Tech Debt effectively?

57:00 Attaching risk level to Tech Debt. Is it a good model?

59:20 Strategies to mitigate technical risks

01:01:20 One tip for Junior, Mid and Senior Engineers and Managers.

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Cheers, The GeekNarrator