Interview with Kirthi Chadalapaka
Interview with Kirthi Chadalapaka, Technical Competency Lead - Physical Design, Hyderabad
How many years have you been with the company, and what has kept you here for so long?
I have been with Sondrel for more than 7 years now. Sondrel has been the first company that recognized my talents and gave me incredible opportunities to hone them and essentially made me who I am. Sondrel also gives a lot of importance to work-life balance.
What aspect of working here have you enjoyed the most throughout your time with us?
I felt highly valued in Sondrel even when I was a relatively junior engineer. Sondrel is a place where you are valued based on skill and not experience. At Sondrel, I felt that I had a lot of freedom to mould my career however I see it fit. Here, I was not typecast into a certain role for years which happens in multiple companies.
What aspects of your role or the work environment motivate and inspire you to come to work each day?
At Sondrel, there is a lot of collaboration without a clear demarcation line between different domains like Physical Design, FE Design, DFT etc. This meant that on any given day, there was always something new to learn and new issues to debug. There is never a dull day in Sondrel, which excites me to come to work every day.
In what ways has the company supported your personal and professional growth over the years?
I had a meteoric rise in Sondrel going from a junior engineer, learning the ropes, to being one of the key pillars on the Indian team in a matter of three years. During that period, I was given rare opportunities to punch above my weight class and every time I succeeded, I was given bigger responsibilities until, five years in, I rose to be the leader of my domain in the company.
What advice would you give to someone considering joining our team?
If you are considering Sondrel, be ready to expand the boundaries of what you think can be achieved. There are no limits to what you can achieve here if you are ready to give it your all. That doesn’t mean that work is going to consume your life here. A healthy work-life balance is one of the cornerstones of Sondrel’s work culture.
