Natasha Vinnik is a Senior Engineering Lead for Gmail Client Foundations at Google. With over 20 years in engineering, Natasha has also led engineering teams at Box and Yahoo! She holds three patents in cloud-based technology.
In this episode, we discuss:
Natasha’s journey from an immigrant who couldn’t afford university to an engineering leader with a master’s degree
Staying technical as a manager and keeping up with technology trends
How starting a family changed how she approaches work
Inheriting teams vs building teams from scratch
How she manages complex projects
The value of being curious, trying new things
Mentorship vs sponsorship
Additional Resources:
“Unlocking Us” Podcast from Brené Brown
“The Awesome Human Podcast” from Nataly Kogan
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