Ablyan Spotlight: Srushtika Neelakantam, Senior Product Manager

In this Ablyan Spotlight blog series, the focus is on getting to know the company's team members and understanding their roles. The first spotlight is on Srushtika Neelakantam, a Senior Product Manager at Ably. She shares her journey into product management, starting as a Developer Advocate six and a half years ago. Her work includes shaping the product strategy to align with the company's goal of becoming the obvious choice for developers building realtime experiences at scale. Srushtika discusses her typical day, which involves researching problems, collaborating with engineering teams, and checking product data. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the technical breakdown of Ably's products and being customer-focused in a developer-centric environment. Her favorite thing about Ably is the passionate and intelligent people she works with, and she looks forward to solving more problems for developers building realtime experiences as the company transitions into a multi-product organization.