Networking with Homeowners’ Favorite Platform: Thumbtack
Thumbtack’s engineering leaders want to share their stories. ✨ On Thursday, July 28th, 2022, we enjoyed a private networking experience with Thumbtack, the only app homeowners need to care for their homes while helping pros build their businesses. 🏠 As they take the $500 billion home services market by storm,…
About this event
Thumbtack’s engineering leaders want to share their stories.
✨ On Thursday, July 28th, 2022, we enjoyed a private networking experience with Thumbtack, the only app homeowners need to care for their homes while helping pros build their businesses.
🏠 As they take the $500 billion home services market by storm, Thumbtack’s virtual technology team is growing!
📌 During this interactive session, we:
- Explored 100% virtual career opportunities
- Discovered why Thumbtack is a best-in-class tech employer
- Exchanged market insight & best practices
Agenda:
- 4:00 PM ET/ 1:00 PM PT - PowerToFly Kickoff
- 4:05 PM ET / 1:05 PM PT - Welcome Address from Brandon Sislow, Director of Engineering
- 4:15 PM ET / 1:15 PM PT - Product Demo from Anaïs Ziae-Mohseni, Staff Product Designer
- 4:25 PM ET / 1:25 PM PT - Panel Discussion + Audience Q&A featuring:
- Michelle Pan, Engineering Manager
- Divya Joshi, Director, Technical Recruiting
- Alexis Baird, Head of Product Experience
- 4:55 PM ET / 1:55 PM PT - Closing Remarks
- 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT - Networking Sessions
- 5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT - Event Concludes
About Thumbtack: Thumbtack is a technology leader creating a new era of home care. Through the Thumbtack app, homeowners can effortlessly manage their homes — confidently knowing what to do, when to do it, and who to hire. Bringing the $500 billion home services industry online, Thumbtack empowers millions of homeowners to fix, maintain, and improve their most valuable asset. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, and CapitalG, among others.
About PowerToFly: PowerToFly is a women-run platform that works with companies to identify skilled professionals for networking and recruiting opportunities. Over the past few years, we’ve produced 1,000+ events across the world with brands like Facebook, Spotify, Microsoft, and Deloitte, resulting in countless hires.
About PowerToFly’s Events: All RSVP’d attendees are welcome, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or age. If you require assistance to fully participate in this event, please email hi@powertofly.com, and we will contact you to discuss your specific needs.
→ PowerToFly cannot admit outside recruiters to this event. Please email hi@powertofly.com if you have any questions about this policy.
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Where you could fit in
The team is actively hiring. Here are a few open roles this event is built around.
Meet the speakers
Divya Joshi
Director of Technical Recruiting at Thumbtack
Divya has been working in talent acquisition and technical recruitment for over a decade. At the end of 2021, she became Director of Technical Recruitment at Thumbtack.
Michelle Pan
Engineering Manager at Thumbtack
Michelle graduated from Stanford in 2015 and has been working in Software Engineering since. She was recently promoted to Engineering Manager at Thumbtack.
Alexis Baird
Head of Product Experience at Thumbtack
Alexis has over a decade of experience in product management to share. Her specialties are product management, metrics, social networks, experimentation, product strategy, natural language processing, product vision, machine learning, search engines, recommendation systems, data products, and donuts.
Brandon Sislow
Director of Engineering
Brandon is an engineering leader with servant leadership capabilities and team focused strategies. Clean and elegant Rubyists, who eventually plans to unleash data on the world never seen before. Precise and driven lead who makes developers awesome through mentorship, promoting personal growth and enhancing their breadth of knowledge.
Anaïs Ziae-Mohseni
Staff Product Designer
As Staff Product Designer, Anaïs leads design on Customer Growth and the Find-a-Pro experiences. Prior to joining Thumbtack, she enjoyed stops at Clutter, Fair.com, Turo and Pandora.
Thumbtack, Inc.
A home is the biggest investment most people make, and yet, it doesn’t come with a manual. That's why we’re building the only app homeowners need to effortlessly manage their homes — knowing what to do, when to do it, and who to hire. With Thumbtack, millions of people care for what matters most, and pros earn billions of dollars through our platform. And as one of the fastest-growing companies in a $600B industry — we must be doing something right.
We are driven by a common goal and the deep satisfaction that comes from knowing our work supports local economies, helps small businesses grow, and brings homeowners peace of mind. We’re seeking people who continually put our purpose first: advocating for pros and customers, embracing change, and choosing teamwork every day.
Be part of a dynamic culture built on integrity, inclusion, and authenticity — where our leaders listen to feedback and take action. We’ll equip you to do the best work of your career, give you the flexibility to live wherever you want, and treat you like you’re our greatest asset because you are.
At Thumbtack, we're creating a new era of home care. If making an impact and the chance to do good inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.
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