Building Remarkable Products by Gokul Rajaram, Michael White
The collaboration between Product and Engineering is critical to developing, launching, and growing high quality products. Former Product Engineering Lead at Square and Caviar Lead, Gokul Rajaram, will share best practices in product development, including organizational structure, goal setting, and lessons learned from his stints at Google, Facebook, and Square. Moderated by Michael White, head of Engineering for Caviar at DoorDash, this fireside chat will help engineering leaders build stronger, more impactful collaborative relationships with their partners in product management.
Gokul Rajaram
Gokul Rajaram is an investor and company helper. He serves on the boards on Coinbase, Pinterest and The Trade Desk. Most recently, he was an executive at DoorDash, a food ordering platform. Prior to DoorDash, he worked at Block as Product Engineering Lead, where he led several product development teams and served on Block’s executive team. Prior to Block, he served as Product Director of Ads at Facebook, where he helped Facebook transition its advertising business to become mobile-first. Earlier in his career, Gokul served as a Product Management Director for Google AdSense, where he helped launch the product and grow it into a substantial portion of Google’s business. Gokul is also on the board of The Trade Desk and Coinbase. Gokul holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur where he received the President's Gold Medal for being class valedictorian. He also holds an M.B.A. from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin, where he received the MCD University Fellowship.
Michael White
Michael White leads engineering for Caviar, a service from DoorDash connecting hungry people with their favorite local restaurants. Prior to Caviar, he managed engineering teams building software for Square's payments, point of sale, and hardware products. Michael has a passion for building high-performing teams, helping small businesses grow, and enjoying craft cocktails.
