17/11/2024
Building Impact, Solving Challenges, and Wearing Many Hats at Work
We got to catch up with Anjali Trace, one of our lead full-stack software engineers, to ask her about working at SkootEco.
Here’s what she had to say...
💤 I Sleep Better at Night
“Honestly, knowing that what I’m working on contributes to a better planet. Developing a system that empowers customers to create both a humanitarian and environmental impact is incredibly rewarding.”
🌏 Contributing to a Positive Big Picture
“There’s nothing quite like knowing your work drives real change. Each day, I get to build something that helps tackle climate change and create social good—it definitely makes all the effort worthwhile.”
⛑️ Wearing Different Hats Daily
“Working in a small team means I’m involved in every part of the development process. From brainstorming new features with Mason Cook (our designer) and Dan Leitão(our CPO), to designing systems, coding, and seeing it all live for customers — I’m hands-on from start to finish, and I love it.”
🤗 Embracing Engineering Challenges
“Our tech estate has evolved over time, and inheriting this codebase is both a learning opportunity and a challenge. It’s a mix of new languages, refining the current setup, and improving the developer experience—all without creating technical debt.”
👏 Finding Our Flow as a New Team
“Helping our team find the best ways of working together while balancing feature delivery is a fulfilling challenge. It’s an ongoing process, but one that’s worth it to make us stronger.”
🙏 Meeting Up with the Whole Company
“Being a small team (all 13 of us!) means we can get together in person, even while working remotely. It’s great to meet everyone across the business, see what they do, and connect beyond my engineering role.”
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