What’s your role, and how long have you been at Abnormal?
My official role is I’m the tech lead for the Cloud Infrastructure team in PI. But right now, I’m also sort of leading the FedRAMP Operations team. I’ve been at Abnormal now for almost three years—it’ll be three years in April.

Tell me a little about your journey at Abnormal over the past three years. From a career perspective, how have you grown?
When I joined three years ago, I actually originally joined the Cloud Infrastructure team when it was pretty small—I think there were only like five of us. PI was also really small, maybe 30-something people at the time. I was on Cloud for a while, and then I moved to the Engineering Effectiveness team. Then the FedRAMP project came up, so they pulled me into that because they needed an engineer. That was kind of a tangent from what I was doing, but I had some of the experience they needed. So I ended up working on that for a while, and now I’m sort of tech-leading the Cloud team again and doing the FedRAMP work.

It’s been really interesting. I’ve gotten to do a lot of different kinds of work, and I’ve had a lot of ownership over different parts of the infrastructure. I think that’s been the biggest part of growth for me here—just being trusted to own things, even when I didn’t necessarily have all the answers right away. That kind of trust has helped me level up a lot.

What was it about Abnormal that made you decide to join?
I was really drawn to the company because of the kind of problems we’re working on. There’s a lot of interesting technical work, and I was excited about working on infrastructure at a growing startup. During the interview process, I got to talk to a lot of people, and everyone just seemed really sharp and really nice. That combination was appealing—smart people who were also kind. I remember thinking, "These are folks I’d enjoy working with."

What makes you want to stay? What’s special about the work or the team?
The team is definitely a big part of it. Everyone is just really solid—people care a lot about the work, but there’s also a good sense of humor and camaraderie. I think we’ve done a good job of hiring people who are not only technically strong but also great collaborators.

Also, the problems continue to be interesting. The scale keeps increasing, and that brings new challenges. It doesn’t feel like I’m doing the same thing every day. There’s always something new to figure out.

What advice would you give someone who’s considering a role at Abnormal?
I’d say come in ready to learn and take ownership. There’s a lot of trust placed in engineers here, and if you’re the kind of person who likes to dive into problems and figure things out, you’ll thrive. Don’t be afraid to ask questions or challenge assumptions—that kind of thinking is really valued here. It’s a great place to grow, especially if you enjoy being both hands-on and collaborative.

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