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Pooja Singh
Passionate and committed Software Developer
Pooja Singh is a Staff Software Engineer at Visa.1 She is a passionate, diligent, and committed software developer with a get-it-done attitude.1 Her LinkedIn profile username is pooja-singh0406, as mentioned in the query.
Professional Experience
Pooja currently works at Visa, where she holds the position of Staff Software Engineer.13 Prior to her role at Visa, she has gained valuable experience working at other notable companies in the tech industry:
- Amazon
- udaan.com
- Cisco3
Skills and Attributes
Pooja is known for her:
- Passion for software development
- Diligence in her work
- Commitment to her role
- Get-it-done attitude1
Additionally, she possesses skills in organization and time management.4
Education
Pooja Singh received her education from the Indian Institute of Information Technology.1
Career Development
Two years ago, while preparing for interviews, Pooja wrote an article on LeetCode. In light of recent events and instability in the job market, she shared this article on LinkedIn, demonstrating her proactive approach to career development and her willingness to help others in the tech community.2
Pooja Singh's diverse experience across multiple prominent tech companies, coupled with her educational background and strong skill set, positions her as a valuable professional in the software engineering field.
Highlights
I am elated to share I am joining Visa in their Foster City Office in California as Staff Software Engineer. Apart from being extremely excited and grateful for this opportunity, what I am truly looking forward to is bringing in my unique experience of working in this industry for over seven years, both for tech giants like Cisco and Amazon and unicorn startups like udaan.com.
Goes without saying starting in a new country from scratch is always difficult, but if my experience of moving to London, an entirely new country alone as a woman from India, has taught me is to look at these challenges as learning opportunity, take all the losses and wins as wisdom, and make the best of what you got. If anything, new beginnings are exciting and give you a way to turn your old failures into achievements, bring your wins as feathers in your cap, keep holding on to your confidence and prepare you for a new future ahead. And that is how I am looking at my new position at Visa Inc.
Here comes the Sun! :) #newjob
In all my experience of almost 6 years in the industry it is only now that I have been able to open up about my struggles with mental health issues, that loomed over my ambitions and goals well before I started my first job. My mind would always tell me I have all the odds working against me but in reality I have still been able to make a good career out of it, with the support of my friends, families and my peers.
Coming from a country where conversations around bad mental health are little to none, and an industry that value speed over empathy, it is always difficult to get over your fear of opening up, but there has never been more need of a change in narrative than now, to de-stigmatize mental health struggles in a professional setting and give individuals the space, and grace they deserve and require for their personal growth, which is a win-win for both the employee and the employer.
To not be ashamed of my circumstances, tussles, imposter syndrome, anxieties, lows and failures took me half a decade, but that should not have been the case. I am here to tell you, you can change your narrative, you can be more than your circumstances, no matter what anyone tells you and you can mentor, preach and learn, and be better every single day. True some days I have to work double to manage my personal health and still meet my ambitions but it is not impossible, and all that matters in the end is how willing are you to go that extra mile. Some days it will be a step, some days you will run a marathon. All that mattered in the end was showing up, I came so far and I am here to stay :)
