Today, we have a special guest on the podcast, Anupam Singh, VP of Engineering, AI Platform and Infrastructure at Roblox. As you all may know, Roblox is a gaming platform with millions of different games within it, allowing players to immerse themselves in gameplay, watch interactive clips, chat with their friends, and even build worlds of their own. In today’s episode, Anupam is going to illuminate his career journey, which has landed him at Roblox - along with the incredible tech he and his team are building in Foundational AI & Infrastructure.
Questions:
Your career spans Oracle, Sybase, Informix, two startup co-founders, and Cloudera — and now Roblox. What’s the through-line?
You met the CEO of Roblox after a year off, were you planning to found a company or did you always intend to join a company? How did you end up joining as SVP of Engineering? What happened in that conversation with Dave?
What surprised you most about Roblox once you were inside?
What does Foundation AI & Infrastructure actually do — and what was it when you started?
What’s the biggest technical barrier that’s fallen for creators?
What does the future of creation on Roblox look like — and what role does your team play in making it possible?
Tell me about you outside of being involved in tech (your path to this point, influences, hobbies, family).
As you step out on the balcony and look across what you have built, what are you most proud of?
Let’s flip the script a little bit... Tell me about a mistake you made, and how you and your team responded to it?
Who influences the way that you work? Name a person, or many persons, or something you look up to and why.
You’re getting on a plane, and sitting next to a young entrepreneur who has built the next big thing. What advice would you give to someone just getting started on this road?
Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anupamvsingh
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