the natural inanity behind the artificial intelligence
Comrades in the office. Comrades in Tuesday trivia nights. Comrades in IKEA furniture assembly. Comrades in line at Space Mountain.
71
TEAM MEMBERS
11
HIRES IN THE LAST YEAR
12
LEFT HANDERS
704,000
USERS PER EMPLOYEE
meet our comrades
Many different talents, many different stories, but one thing in common: incredibly attractive.
Kenny
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- Full name
- Kenny Pee
- Hometown
- Malaysia
- Current location
- Singapore
- What do you really do?
- ~ Frontend, backend then the weekends ~
- Superhero alterego
- Tony Stark. He is the sort of man who can build anything out of almost nothing.
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Going to the gym and not seeing results, falling for the trap of 100 second videos that are not 100 seconds, binging on anime, playing computer games (grinding cs2 now).
- Last thing you learned
- How to make Bánh Xèo but.. I dont think it tastes good
- Office
- Singapore
Duc
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- Full name
- Nguyen Viet Duc
- Hometown
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Current location
- Singapore
- What do you really do?
- Look at PR title, glance over code, LGTM -> Enter. Asking fellow engineers to do the same for mine.
- Superhero alterego
- Batman/Bruce Wayne
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- watching videos about outer space, having existential crisis, listening to the Interstellar soundtracks and having more existential crisis.
- Last thing you learned
- How to exit Vim ☠️
- Office
- Singapore
Ian
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- Full name
- Ian Tsai
- Hometown
- Singapore
- Current location
- San Francisco, California
- What do you really do?
- Reading the code base to figure out how it works
- Superhero alterego
- Invincible from Invincible
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Hanging out with friends, learning to cook and going to the gym
- Last thing you learned
- Chihuahuas have a soft spot on their skulls
- Office
- Singapore
Tosh
CUSTOMER OPS MANAGER
- Full name
- Tosh Meyers
- Hometown
- Oakland, Ca
- Current location
- San Francisco, Ca
- What do you really do?
- Helping our customers ensuring they have a great experience with Padlet.
- Superhero alterego
- Dash from the Incredibles. He's one of the only superhero's I can think of and he's super fast.
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Golfing, watching sports, enjoying the outdoors, or eating.
- Last thing you learned
- How to make a padlet.
- Office
- San Francisco
Tahimi
PRODUCT DESIGNER
- Full name
- Tahimi Leon
- Hometown
- Matanzas, Cuba
- Current location
- San Francisco
- What do you really do?
- I spend my day having conversations with imaginary users in my head—figuring out their weirdest problems so I can design the simplest, most intuitive solutions.
- Superhero alterego
- Wonder Woman
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Hiking up hills, walking down streets, getting lost in books, or watching movies.
- Last thing you learned
- China officially runs on one time zone—Beijing Time (UTC+8)—even though it spans five. In western regions like Xinjiang, sunrise can be as late as 10 a.m., so many locals (especially Uyghurs) also use an unofficial time zone (UTC+6) alongside the official one.
- Office
- San Francisco
Gerard
DESIGN DIRECTOR
- Full name
- Gerard Searchfield
- Hometown
- Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
- Current location
- Sydney, Australia
- What do you really do?
- Create a beautiful experience for our customers, and of course making things look pretty.
- Superhero alterego
- Astro boy - there is simply no greater power than a butt laser.
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Giving my wife a break and taking my 2 year old daughter on adventures throughout this awesome city (SF).
- Last thing you learned
- My burrito delivery guy knows me by name now.
- Office
- Remote
KaiYang
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- Full name
- Tay Kai Yang
- Hometown
- Singapore
- Current location
- Singapore
- What do you really do?
- Trying my best
- Superhero alterego
- Senku from Dr Stone!
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Gymming, Playing video games (currently Elden Ring). Reading my book while travelling (on public transport)
- Last thing you learned
- Putting videos together on capcut
- Office
- Singapore
Junyu
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- Full name
- Junyu
- Hometown
- Singapore
- Current location
- Singapore
- What do you really do?
- Ask chatgpt for solutions to all my problems
- Superhero alterego
- Vision. Calm, analytical. Also can fly and shoot lasers out of his face.
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Trying not to abandon projects to start new ones. Currently learning painting, tennis and Spanish!
- Last thing you learned
- How to make pan fried fish with a lemon brown butter sauce
- Office
- Singapore
Mike
ACCOUNT MANAGER
- Full name
- Mike Garra
- Hometown
- Red Bank, NJ
- Current location
- Tinton Falls, NJ
- What do you really do?
- Enthrall people with my wit and humor (at least that's what I tell myself).
- Superhero alterego
- Deadpool - I talk too much, don't take anything too seriously, and curse more than I probably should.
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Chasing my kids, listening to music, exercising, or spending time with family/friends.
- Last thing you learned
- I share a birthday with Richard Simmons.
- Office
- Remote
Yi Xin
INTERN
- Full name
- Ong Yi Xin
- Hometown
- Singapore
- Current location
- San Francisco, CA
- What do you really do?
- pretend to understand whimsical articles written by fellow cranes
- Superhero alterego
- giant inflatable rubber duck debugger
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- playing video/board games, having fun with street photography, walking my dog
- Last thing you learned
- koalas have specialised digestive systems that allow them to survive on toxic, low-nutrition eucalyptus leaves (evolutionarily due to their inability to compete with other animals for food...), so they sleep up to 20h a day to conserve energy
- Office
- San Francisco
Aly
CUSTOMER OPS LEAD
- Full name
- Alyson Dalgetty
- Hometown
- Oakland, CA
- Current location
- San Francisco, CA
- What do you really do?
- Tell people to have a good day in email land
- Superhero alterego
- Beast Boy from Teen Titans
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Attempting to cook new veggie recipes, hanging out with my dog, and going to the beach
- Last thing you learned
- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland
- Office
- San Francisco
Bryan
HEAD OF GLOBAL SALES
- Full name
- Bryan Chong
- Hometown
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Current location
- Tiburon, CA
- What do you really do?
- "I already told you: I deal with the $%&@# customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"
- Superhero alterego
- Superman/Clark Kent. Smallville man of steel poses as nerdy Metropolis reporter when not saving the world. Enough said.
- When you’re not running padlet you are
- Chasing 3 kids.
- Last thing you learned
- I'm still better than ChatGPT at making up bedtime stories but not by much.
- Office
- San Francisco
our preferences
Where we stand on the important issues of the world.
Coke Zero
51%
VS
Diet Coke
49%
Window seat
47.1%
VS
Aisle seat
52.9%
Pineapple
on pizza?
66.2%
VS
Yuk!
33.8%
Netflix
payer
100%*
VS
Netflix
"borrower"
0%*
*suspicious results
Cat
40.6%
VS
Dog
59.4%
iOS
81.4%
VS
Android
18.6%
*suspicious results
if we were wizards
So what type of personalities are we? Courageous? Ambitious? Loyal? Intelligent? We asked the sorting hat.
32.8 %
Gryffindor
32.8 %
Hufflepuff
18 %
Ravenclaw
16.4 %
Slytherin
Gryffindor
0 %
Hufflepuff
0 %
Ravenclaw
0 %
Slytherin
0 %
music for work
A crowdsourced playlist of music that gets us into the mood to work. A rather high proportion of movie soundtracks.