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Reflecting On My First Year At Databricks - Greg Kroleski

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I recently finished my first year at Databricks, so I wanted to take a chance to reflect on the year; summarize what I’ve learned, see if the reasons I joined have proven valid, and check in on how I’m progressing on the goals I set for myself. If you haven’t yet read the blog post on why I decided to join Databricks, you might benefit by referencing that. I’m generally very happy here and think I made a good decision to join. I am truly living up to my LinkedIn tagline of “having fun doing hard things with great people”. I’ve had a lot of fun, but it has also been very challenging, in the way I enjoy – the way that stretches me to be better. In some ways I got really lucky joining when I did, much like I got really lucky regarding the team I joined at Google and timing of that decision. If I keep getting lucky like this, people might start to suspect that I know what I’m doing – so I’ll make sure to plan a few more silly adventures for next year to help avoid that misunderstanding. Co

Career in Tech Reflecting On My First Year At Databricks September 21, 2023 September 21, 2023 by gregkroleski I recently finished my first year at Databricks, so I wanted to take a chance to reflect on the year; summarize what I’ve learned, see if the reasons I joined have proven valid, and check in on how I’m progressing on the goals I set for myself. If you haven’t yet read the blog post on why I decided to join Databricks, you might benefit by referencing that. How Has My First Year At Databricks Been? I’m generally very happy here and think I made a good decision t

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