What they need in a partner
Someone who can appreciate or join in on long-distance trail adventures.From Instagram · medium confidence“200 miles on feet in one shot. 4 days, 4hrs sleep, ~40,000 feet of climbing & ~40,000 descending.”A partner who values community building and mentorship.From LinkedIn · high confidence“Grew Frontend Internal infra community to 250+ engineers, created roadmaps, collaborated across orgs with other tech leads and mentored engineers.”
Values
Resilience and leaning into discomfortFrom Instagram · high confidence“I learned how to fully lean into discomfort like I never had before.”Mentorship and paying it forwardFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“Puente is a college bound prep program with a mission to increase the number of educationally disadvantaged/under represented students in higher education.”Community collaborationFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“He is a community builder; he brought engineers from many different orgs together to discuss, debug, and collaborate.”
Hobbies
Ultra-distance trail runningFrom Instagram · high confidence“200 miles on feet in one shot. 4 days, 4hrs sleep”HikingFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“Outside of work, I'm an avid hiker & ultra distance runner.”Organizing running community eventsFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“Co-host of Forever Forward Run Club in the EastBay”
Interests
Human behavior and user experienceFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“I use my previous background to understand human behavior and I enjoy solving problems close to the user experience.”Technical mentorship and educationFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“The Telegraph Academy track focuses on mentoring new engineers breaking into the industry”Building productivity toolsFrom Instagram · medium confidence“Building: @ultraplannerapp”
Things a date could bring up
What was the most challenging moment during your 200-mile run?From Instagram · high confidence“I learned how to fully lean into discomfort like I never had before.”How does your background in Sociology influence your approach to software engineering?From LinkedIn · high confidence“I use my previous background to understand human behavior and I enjoy solving problems close to the user experience.”What inspired you to build the @ultraplannerapp?From Instagram · medium confidence“Building: @ultraplannerapp”What is the most rewarding part of co-hosting the Forever Forward Run Club?From LinkedIn · high confidence“We love running, especially social runs”
Green flags
Long-term commitment to mentoring underrepresented studentsFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“Volunteering in several capacities: As an alumnus of the program, I serve as mentor to current Puente students”Collaborative and supportive professional reputationFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“Clifford is a model colleague, mentor, and leader.”Promotes inclusivity in fitnessFrom LinkedIn · high confidence“Running community open to all ages/backgrounds/fitness levels!”
Possible friction
Extreme time commitment required for ultra-running trainingFrom Instagram · high confidence“200 miles on feet in one shot. 4 days, 4hrs sleep”Very high professional output might leave little downtimeFrom LinkedIn · medium confidence“Led 0 to 1 development of unified internal web platform... Grew Frontend Internal infra community to 250+ engineers”
Dealbreaker guesses
Lack of interest in outdoor physical activity or personal growthFrom Instagram · medium confidence“A reminder that we can all do HARD stuff!”
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