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This was really the first time I operated with any kind of scale to my software, where lots of people were interacting with the software at once. UI can be separate components, but view it as a collective wholeĪfter the reservations company, I went to work for a white-label search company that helped yellow- and white-page companies transition to the internet age. Speed for the sake of speed can create other problems. Speed is very important, but you want to make sure that you're communicating with users directly to find out the trade-off between things. That loop being so tight is something that really attracted me. The size of the company and the number of users that you're interfacing with allow you to get that really close, personal attention. The thing that really attracted me to this role at Citadel was being able to move quickly with a small team. Things can change and priorities can shift and you end up building things that have tremendous value by iterating quickly. The fast-paced culture is one of the things that I was really excited about coming to the finance industry. But speed for the sake of speed can create other problems But it's important to get the lessons out there sooner rather than later.
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Sometimes, in order to move quickly, you write code that you want to refactor later. Speed is critical for many businesses, so don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
It's really easy to be lured by this idea that code needs to be perfect.
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There, I really learned how to move quickly and balance concerns of perfect code quality with output volume. I started working professionally at a company that did tee-time and hotel reservations right after college. Along the way, I've climbed the ranks using these seven lessons that have helped me succeed in the fast-paced world of Citadel: Don't let perfect be the enemy of good I started my career at a golf tee-time reservation company, then worked in roles at Netlflix, LinkedIn, and Google. Having said that, it does pay off significantly to understand the users of your software. So moving between industries has been a relatively easy transition. But software is very similar at many different places. UI engineering is a really broad and vast thing. I've worked at a lot of different places, but this has been my first job in the finance industry. Now I work at Citadel, leading user interface (UI) on the Citadel X team. I've been working professionally for quite some time in the tech field. It has been edited for length and clarity. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kristofer Baxter, a 39-year-old engineer leading a UI team at Citadel, a $57 billion hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin and headquartered in Miami.
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