Favorite Parts Of Being A Product Engineer At Graphistry
Alex enjoys the positive work relationships, feeling competent, and tackling interesting problems, particularly the "new field" of using LLMs to solve data problems, calling it "pretty exciting." A key aspect of their role that Alex finds fulfilling is UI design, where they strive to create "a smooth experience" for users.
Data Analysis, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, User Interface (UI) Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Alex Warren
Product Engineer
Graphistry
University of Arizona 2015
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Product / Service / Software Development and Management
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Video Highlights
1. Alex enjoys positive relationships with coworkers and feels competent in their role.
2. Alex works on applying LLMs to solve data problems, a new and exciting field related to artificial intelligence.
3. Alex likes building UIs and focuses on creating smooth user experiences, a detail-oriented aspect of product engineering.
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What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
The thing that has really changed, and this is maybe my own personal journey, is finding a workplace where I feel really good about my relationships with all my coworkers. I feel competent at what I'm doing and interested in the problems we're trying to solve.
The question that's interesting to me is that we're getting to work on things that have to do with the architecture of how to use LLMs to solve data problems. It's a new field and has to do with the nature of intelligence and how to build systems that have intelligent parts. That's a new factor in creation, so that's pretty exciting.
I like building UIs because I like being able to see someone use something. Then I look and think, "Oh, if the button was over there, it would work easier." That's the sort of thing that really gets me. Some engineers don't care at all, but for me, I'm like, "Oh, it looks good and people have a smooth experience."