Nisarga is an engineering manager at Etsy, having transitioned to this role recently after spending 8 years as a software engineer. She works in the search and ads organization at Etsy and her team is responsible for building and maintaining the machine learning systems which power search on Etsy’s international markets. Previously she worked in IBM where she was part of the Watson AI organization, having worked on enterprise machine learning solutions. During her free time you can find her with a pair of binoculars at a local NYC park trying to find a cool bird or with her kids (a puppy and an infant son) visiting the nearest playground.
Setting up your team for success during your extended absence
Nisarga Markandaiah shares the things you can do to ensure success for your team while you are away, as more and more companies offer longer than before parental leaves or sabbaticals.
