Favorite Parts of Working in the Software Industry as a Product Engineer
Alex's favorite aspect of the industry is the "life I'm building with people that I'm close to," finding purpose in work that connects to their broader interests in neuroscience, psychology, and network science, aligning with Graphistry's focus on network analysis. The work's relevance to their personal passions, rather than solely the product itself, is what drives Alex's enjoyment.
Network Science, Software Product Development, Neuroscience, Psychology, Friendship and Community
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Alex Warren
Product Engineer
Graphistry
University of Arizona 2015
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Computer Science
Technology
Product / Service / Software Development and Management
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Video Highlights
1. Alex enjoys building relationships with colleagues and values the friendships he has developed in his career.
2. Alex is driven by working on impactful problems and finds purpose in his work's connection to his broader interests.
3. Alex's work at Graphistry, focusing on network science, intersects with his personal interests in neuroscience and psychology, creating a fulfilling career path for him.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
It's funny, because what that brings to mind is that the thing I enjoy most is my friendships and the life I'm building with people I'm close to. It reminds me of a friend who was a hardware engineer and is now an executive coach.
He was describing his career path. If he was interested in a problem that was important for the industry, he'd work on it. He worked on things like Dolby, dealing with sound design and electronics. He reached a high level of sophistication with that.
But for me, the question is how things fit into my other interests. What feels purposeful and relevant in the long term? What makes it feel relevant to me is feeling connected to what I'm working on.
While building a better software product would make me proud, it's my friendships that last. So, I want to point to that: in any industry, it's a personal thing.
For me, graph history relates to networks. I'm interested in neuroscience, psychology, and network science is relevant to that. It feels like a nexus point for my interests.