A topic that has been something I’ve been talking a lot to the rest of the company. These are the builders who don’t just write code—they design experiences, solve problems, and ultimately solve customer’s end to end problem. The role of a product engineer extends beyond traditional software development. They …
For as long as I can remember, I have read only business and professional growth books. Fiction never made it into my reading list when I was thinking about work or learning. You can check out my full reading list here: https://sp2hari.com/books. It’s all about learning and growing in my …
One of the values we’ve recently added at HackerRank is something close to my heart. Like our other values, this one had taken on different forms in the past, but the current version resonates with me far more: we call it “Truly, Madly, Deeply Care.” In the past, we used …
Git is a powerful tool and I’ve been using it for years. But there are few commands that make me feel like a power user. I use the basic commands like git add, git commit and git push everyday, there are some advanced commands that can significantly workflow and troubleshooting process.
There was a lot of chatter among my team members about how great two picture books they read. Here are all the picture books I have read and my favorite parts. Big Panda and Tiny Dragon This story is about two friends, a big panda and a tiny dragon, who …
Back to writing blogs again… and hoping to continue the tradition going forward. Back in 2023, I had a bet with many of my friends. The deal of the bet varied with different people, but the core was this. Both the parties involved will write a blog once every month …
I promised myself that I wouldn’t do a year-end wrap blog post in December. I lived up to the promise. I promised myself that I wouldn’t write about resolutions, plans, or goals for 2024 and I’m going to fail on that promise. I’ve always believed Jan 1 is yet another …