Saif Ali Shaik

@saif_shines
Developer Experience
Chennai

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Google Cloud

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Starting as a founding Developer Advocate and working closely with developers as end users for years, I have developed a clear understanding of their needs. I can collaborate across engineering, marketing, partnerships, and customer success teams to offer our users a greatly enhanced platform experience.

Having represented the platform externally as an evangelist, advocate, and trainer, I have learned to gather feedback from the user community, blend it with my research, and distill it for internal stakeholders.

I bring a combination of strong opinions backed by data and an open mind that is always curious to learn. I aspire to leverage these skills to create products that meet and exceed user expectations, ultimately making their lives easier.

You can write to me at saif.shines@hey.com

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I'm open to

open source contributions,

speaking at events,

speaking on podcasts,

advising companies,

partnering on side projects,

and brainstorming.

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Apr 2021 - Present

Senior Developer Advocate, Freshworks

Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

Developer Advocate, Freshworks

Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

Developer Advocate Trainee, Freshworks

Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

Developer Evangelist Intern, Freshworks

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There are a whole new set of business problems that exist and waiting to be solved by developers. Hacktoberfest seemed like an opportunity to invite developers to take a stab at exploring what thes...

We started a cadence of doing community hours for the Freshworks Developer Community. We want to do it more regularly, keep in touch with the community, and deliver as much educative experience as ...

What is the hardest thing you ever had to go through? I won’t say this is my life’s biggest problem. This is one of the hardest situations that I faced very recently I’d like to share my experience...

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When we look back on our childhood, most of us feel nostalgic. Why don't we feel similar to that — maybe last month? Do you think it should cost us years before we recognize what is happening today...

Time stills when we find ourselves in times where uncertainty is a lot more than certainty. Here's one such time that still to me https://world.hey.com/saif.shines/time-that-still-64e2c9ba

I stayed about ~ 4 months alone in a single flat in Chennai when the government imposed COVID travel restrictions. It was easy in the beginning until my first 45 days. Most of all, it helped me bec...

A few months ago, I started reading a book — Tools, and Weapons. I don't remember how I started reading this book. Brad Smith, Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft, wrote this book. Curious about our l...

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I like an app on the play store very much that I wanted to buy it for a lifetime. However, none of its subscription plans didn't have that plan available. So I started emailing the support and ende...

Every single person in the world will want to live a better life as they leave the planet than with the life they were born. After the world adopted the currency culture, it incentivizes every pers...

I have always wondered how people in business like Elon Musk became celebrities. In the early days, rulers of kingdoms used to be celebrities. They were recognized for their discipline, bravery, an...

Most of us may not remember our first interaction with money. But it should probably be going to a small shop to buy candy. I get candy. My mom or dad probably have paid ₹1 for it. Sooner it is sim...