Simo shares the career challenges he has faced as a software engineer at Google and Memrise.We cover: The Politics of Tech: Engineering Perspectives, The Tricky Balance of Engineering and Product Management, When Leadership Deprioritizes Your Work, The Struggle of Feeling Like a Tool in Tech, Agency and Input in Engineering: Finding the Balance, The Importance of Understanding Customer Problems in Tech, Engineering Preferences: Clear Definitions or Input on Building? She discusses the difficulties of decision-making within a company and how it can affect an engineer's work. Simo explains the feeling of uncertainty when priorities change and decisions are made without a clear understanding of the reasoning behind them. Finally, he introduces the "tech tea" segment where he will be discussing a controversial topic in the tech industry.[00:00:00] Introduction[00:00:46] Decision making in tech. [00:04:45] Growth and onboarding strategy. [00:08:31] User experience for engineers. [00:12:08] Overhyped tech culture. [00:15:06] Passion for company mission. [00:18:12] Workplace dynamics. [00:22:31] Fun virtual meeting features.Stay up to date by following us on our socials: LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/glowi...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glowingintechTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/glowingintechTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@glowingintechWork with us: https://forms.gle/eLMUST2puKzuA25c7Check out our sponsors, Makers and follow them on socials:Website: https://www.makers.tech/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makersacademy/Twitter: https://twitter.com/makersacademy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices