Published in Wise Engineering·Oct 27, 2020Our engineering values at WiseOver the years, I’ve been asked questions like “what is it like to work at Wise as an engineer?” or “what are your organizational values?” or “what are the principles the engineering org at Wise operates on, cares about?” I thought it may be worth sharing a post I wrote…Values5 min read
Published in TransferWise Ideas·Dec 19, 2016Product Engineering Principles at TransferWiseAt TransferWise, we have seen phenomenal growth in the last few years — growth in users, transaction volumes, and team. Our engineering team has grown from 50 to 120 in the last 18 months. …Startup12 min read
Published in TransferWise Ideas·Apr 5, 2016Building a tech team outside of Silicon ValleyLast year I left Silicon Valley to join TransferWise as their VP Engineering. SHOULD I LEAVE SILICON VALLEY? As I took on the role of leading Engineering for TransferWise — the international money transfer startup — last summer, one of the biggest questions and (frankly speaking) fears I had when making this decision was “should…Startup7 min read
Mar 20, 2016Indian start up scene — more like 1849 California than Silicon ValleyThe real winners are the shovel sellers It is no new news that India has seen meteoric growth in the number of start ups and amount of VC investment in the last 5 years. Of the 1.25 billion population in India, less than 34% of them are online. With income…Indian Startups7 min read
Oct 18, 2015Starting up! — in the UK banking systemI recently joined a startup and moved from San Francisco to London to start this new life adventure. As you can imagine, a move across continents can be very stressful and involves a lot of logistics. There are many “startups or firsts” I have been through in the last few…Banking5 min read
