Main Responsibilities of a Software Engineer at a Fortune 100 FinTech Company
Aarya emphasizes the importance of continuously evaluating one's value to the company, stemming from a formative experience at an educational technology company; as Aarya states, "how are you providing value to your company? Right? Nothing else matters." This introspection regarding the value Aarya brings to an organization has proven significant throughout their career as a Software Engineer.
Value Proposition, Self-Reflection, Career Progression, Educational Technology, Work Ethic
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Aarya Mathreja
Software Engineer
Fortune 100 FinTech Company
Arizona State University
Computer Science
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing), Technology
Product / Service / Software Development and Management
International Student, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Focus on providing value to the company: Aarya emphasizes the importance of ensuring that you are providing enough value to your employer to justify your role.
2. Importance of introspection: Aarya highlights the value of self-reflection to assess whether you are contributing enough and meeting expectations in your job.
3. Early career lesson: Aarya shares that this lesson about providing value was learned early in their career at an educational technology company called Strong Mind.
Transcript
Q2: Main responsibilities
When I graduated college, my first job was with a company called Strong Mind. This was an educational technology company.
The one lesson that I really learned from that company was: How are you providing value to your company? Nothing else matters. Someone's paying you to do a job, and are you providing them enough value to keep you in your role?
I believe that is one of the most eye-opening questions I've asked myself. Do I think I'm doing enough? Do I think I am providing enough value to the company?
I believe that lesson, just being able to introspectively think about the value you can provide, is really important. I think that has proven significant since then.