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Pushkar Modi

Pushkar Modi

Engineering Manager at Netflix

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Seniority

5 Years

Hierarchy

Manager of ICs

Management Experience

Scaling Team
Building a Team
Company Culture
Conflict solving
Cultural differences
Hiring

Hi! I am an Engineering Manager at Netflix. Prior to Netflix, I helped build things at Turo (Series B to E), Gigwalk (Seed to Series B), Yahoo!, Wipro and graduated with an MS in Computer Science degree from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. I am here to learn or share my experiences and always excited to chat about computer science, engineering management, building delightful products and high-performing teams!

Hey, I'm available every Friday at 11:30 PM (GMT)

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  October 16, 2020
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Stories

An employee losing his temper when someone disagrees with him
6 December

Pushkar tries to help an irritable employee to deal with this problem which is not tolerable in the professional context.

Feelings aside
Company Culture
Firing
Toxic employee
Collaboration
Internal Communication
Toxic atmospheres
EM
Pushkar Modi

Pushkar Modi

Engineering Manager at Netflix

Unhealthy competition between two engineers
6 December

Pushkar puts in the same room two new hires who disagree about anything, thus creating a tension in the company

Team reaction
Conflict solving
Firing
Deadlines
New Manager
Collaboration
Toxic employee
Toxic atmospheres
EM
Pushkar Modi

Pushkar Modi

Engineering Manager at Netflix

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