Meet Atish, our new Head of Development Engineering

Our Development workforce is continually iterating and evolving as we construct sources that assist creators thrive, and we’re excited to welcome Atish Das Sarma on board to proceed main that mission. Earlier than becoming a member of us because the Head of Development Engineering, Atish held notable roles at Apple, Twitter, and Google. Get to know extra about his expertise, workforce, and ideas on the creator financial system:

Inform us about a few of your earlier roles.

Working at Apple, I used to be answerable for a couple of initiatives, together with iCloud subscriptions progress. We drove vital progress to the iCloud subscription-based service, which is a key a part of the rising providers class of Apple that introduced over $60B in annual income in 2021. Throughout my time at Twitter, I used to be answerable for end-to-end optimization within the income world once more and the enterprise impression measurement.

You’ve an in depth background in information science and have pivoted to progress engineering. What drew you to this space?

Becoming a member of Google over a decade in the past, I had a little bit of a hangover from specializing in analysis and started growing a fascination with driving product impression. I discovered that Google was a kind of corporations that sat in between, the place you may straddle each worlds. Now I concentrate on product impression however leverage my sturdy foundations in information and measurement. Development engineering is the product-oriented impression that’s anchored on combining instinct and information pushed insights.

What excites you concerning the creator financial system?

For me, it’s extra than simply the mission. The entire creator financial system goes by means of a basic evolution and is poised to develop considerably. From a technical standpoint, there’s nice potential and area to handle progress and retention challenges, and I wished to take part.

I’m trying ahead to constructing out initiatives and work streams over a time period that may inflect each creator and member progress and retention. Basically, we will help creators develop and scale their companies in methods they could not know right this moment and easily assist members establish, subscribe to, retain, and derive worth from creators they’re excited by.

How would you describe your management fashion?

I wish to foster a workforce of wholesome debate and suggestions. As a pacesetter, it’s important for me to create a protected area for my workforce to share and obtain suggestions on a constant foundation — extra incessantly than an annual overview — in order that we will all study from one another. I’m additionally excited by growing a various workforce in all areas. It’s been my expertise that having completely different views from numerous backgrounds creates a extremely profitable workforce.

What recommendation would you give to folks trying to be a part of your workforce?

I encourage individuals who are available in to convey their views. In the event that they’re new to Patreon, that first impression brings useful insights since you solely get one likelihood at a contemporary perspective. Don’t be afraid to be bold. People who’re deeply invested of their private careers are people who find themselves bold, and I really feel like that at all times mirrors their impression on the corporate.