Badal Priyadarshi started as a Backend Engineer at Prodigal, and now leads two teams - Tech Ops, and Customer Success Analysts. (He’s a busy guy.)

Originally from Muzaffarpur, Badal has a degree from IIT Bombay.

Where are you located?

Right now I am at the Bangalore office, but I live in Mumbai.

Why Prodigal?‍

I always wanted to work at a startup where I could have a lot of variety in my work, and put in a lot of effort to grow faster and better. 

I applied at a few startups, but a friend referred me to Prodigal and really it was the people here who made me want to join.

When I’m not working, you can find me…

Reading - I’m always reading three or four books at the same time, but I have a bad habit of not finishing them. I recommend A Gentleman in Moscow.

Play sports - I play tennis or badminton with my friends, or if no one is available, I go for a run.

Watching movies or TV - I really enjoyed Mindhunter recently. I like crime thrillers where they get into the perspective of the criminal and why they did what they did.

Cooking - I love to cook. One of my favorite things to make is Chilli Cheese Toast.

What would your co-workers be surprised to know about you?

I have four medals in field hockey from university - two of them gold!

What’s your favorite Prodigal value?

I have two - the first is We are specific. It’s one of the first lessons I learned at Prodigal. Someone asked me when I was going to complete something and I said, “Soon.” But that’s not helpful to someone else. So ever since then, I try to be specific in communicating.

The second is We take action. Even if you’re uncertain of 100% of the things to do to complete a job, you should start. You can always come back and revise it later, but if you wait until you have everything you need, you will just keep waiting and waiting. 

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Want to work with Badal and the other humans of Prodigal as we pioneer consumer finance intelligence? We’re hiring!