Srividya Tata
Engineering
Enjoy every moment of your life!
I truly believe that life is something where every moment should be enjoyed and lived with complete energy, even when doing the most mundane of the tasks. This present moment, be it with parents, kids or colleagues will not come again !I am not writing this from a quote copied from somewhere but something I truly believe in.I was born in a middle class educated family in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Both my parents had a passion for education and always encouraged us kids to do our best in whatever task at hand. We were instilled with the value of self respect and being respectful/helpful to others in the society. After finishing my Engineering, I went to the US to pursue a Masters in Computer Science.
My first job was at Oracle in the Bay area. I had the opportunity to be part of the Database Security team where I worked with some of the most talented and knowledgeable people. In the next twelve years at Oracle, I grew not only as an engineer but also as a person. I developed repetitive stress injury on my hands to the extent that even driving a car was painful. I overcame it with exercise, yoga and sheer positive energy. Looking back, I think this is the best thing that ever happened to me. Only tough times make you more compassionate, empathetic and better individuals.
On the personal front, I wanted to be there for parents and have them enjoy time with my kids. I moved from the Bay area to Bangalore eight years back. It was a bold move when I moved to India with my husband and two school going daughters. I am very happy I made the decision.
During the last eight years, working in the Oracle's Database Cloud Services area, I saw PaaS and SaaS grow in leaps and bounds. I got an opportunity to work on Oracle's Autonomous Databases and realized that gone are the days of traditional DBAs and that the world of automation is the present and future. I got a call from DevRev at this juncture in my career. DevRev's idea to automate mundane tasks and allow developers to work on real stuff (as opposed to triage and maintenance issues) is something I could relate to and appreciate as a developer. I was thrilled when I got onboard DevRev. I believe there is a solution for every problem. You just need the right attitude. This "can do and will do " approach with humility is what makes DevRev special and unique. I feel honored and excited to be part of the DevRev team.