{"id":29878,"date":"2018-04-06T08:58:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T15:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:53:08","slug":"day-in-the-life-dolly-alice-huang-software-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/day-in-the-life-dolly-alice-huang-software-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in the Life of Alice Huang, Dolly Software Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our Day in the Life series, we introduce you to a member of the Dolly team and give you a peek into what it\u2019s like to <a href=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/hiring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">work for Dolly<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Name:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice Huang<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Title:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software Developer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How long have you been working at Dolly?\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 months<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What do you do here at Dolly?\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the platform engineers who builds and maintains features for the unseen side of Dolly. I also am the system owner of our web app, <a href=\"https:\/\/book.dolly.com\">book.dolly.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Any fun facts about yourself that you\u2019d like to share? <\/b>For my first interview at Dolly, I went to the wrong address &#8211; and I still got the job!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your favorite thing about working at Dolly?<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The geeky culture, the exciting amount of growth, and the inclusiveness and diversity of our team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Alice&#8217;s Day in the Life<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>6:30AM <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2977\" src=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3681-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I start my day by waking up to NPR\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510318\/up-first\"><b>Up First<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcast. Then I continue the start of a day with a variety of podcasts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/\">NPR<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/freakonomics.com\/about\/\">Freakeconomics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/podcast\/\">Geekwire<\/a>, etc.). I grab breakfast, then head out on my morning walk with Sophie, my beagle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>8:00AM<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2978\" src=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1729-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I arrive at office, I get coffee in my Seattle Starbucks mug.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then I get started by diving into code. I\u2019m mostly wrapping up the current sprint (\u201csprints\u201d are the projects we\u2019re working on that week), testing some new features, and fixing bugs found in testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, I respond to Ops requests that have been piling up since 5am and solve real time problems as needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>9:00AM<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2979\" src=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2012-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Code, code, code! At 9:45, we have our daily 15-minute standup meeting. We talk about our plan for today and what we need to do as the product team.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>10:00AM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next is our weekly product sprint planning meeting for an hour and a half. We talk about what projects we\u2019d like to tackle over the next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>12:00PM <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2980\" src=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2028-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2028-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2028-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2028-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2028-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2028-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lunch \u2013 I usually bring my own lunch because I like to cook, but often secretly wish I have what the next person has, like sushi or bagels!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I attack the puzzle for a little bit with our Office Manager, Casey. This one is 3,000 pieces!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1:00PM <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More coding. And more testing &amp; fulfilling Ops requests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00PM <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2981 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1409-e1522969772665-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1409-e1522969772665-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1409-e1522969772665-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1409-e1522969772665-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1409-e1522969772665-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1409-e1522969772665-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coffee walk \u2013 A group activity. We walk to one of the nearby coffee shops and grab a snack. I don\u2019t always get something but definitely enjoy this gorgeous view from Starbucks on the 40th floor \u00a0of Columbia Tower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4:00PM <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2982\" src=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2017-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2017-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2017-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing, testing, testing! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, I scope out new sprint tasks for the rest of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5:00PM <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start my commute home with my audiobook \u2013 current read: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Information-History-Theory-Flood\/dp\/1400096235\"><b>The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by James Gleick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2984\" src=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1806-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1806-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1806-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1806-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1806-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1806-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I get home, I feed and take Sophie for a walk\/run\/puppy meetup in the neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>6:00PM\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next up, dinner time!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>7:00PM <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working on my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/machine-learning\/crash-course\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machine Learning course<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a bit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>9:00PM <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some Netflix before bed (I\u2019m currently watching <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abstract:_The_Art_of_Design\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abstract<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ugly_Delicious\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ugly Delicious<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>10:00PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2985\" src=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-8.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winding down for bedtime.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Interested in joining the Dolly team? <a href=\"https:\/\/dolly.com\/hiring\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=alices-day-in-the-life\">We&#8217;re hiring!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our Day in the Life series, we introduce you to a member of the Dolly team and give you a peek into what it\u2019s like to work for Dolly. 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