Aaron Au

VP of Engineering

Born:
Guangzhou, China

Prior Experience:
Informix - Senior Software Engineer, Project Lead
Aspect Telecommunication - GSS Consultant
Eality - Engineering Manager


Education:
UC Berkeley - BA , Computer Science

What I like to do outside of work:
Sport - any kinds, enjoy both watching and playing. Video games, puzzles.

Q: Where in your background did you learn the most?
A: Starting SuccessFactors 5 years ago, making tons of mistakes and learning from them.

Q: If you could meet one person in history, who would you meet and why?
A: Thomas Edison - he never gave up, learned from his mistakes and always tried to improve. He tested over 3000 filaments before he came up with his version of a practical light bulb.

Q: What's been your biggest surprise during your time at SuccessFactors?
A: How we were able to attract great people and build such a fantastic team over a short period of time and how we've been able to scale the business without a slow down in efficiency.

Q: If you had 20 seconds to tell a new client about why they should use SuccessFactors, what would you say?
A: I'd tell them about our people. We've got the people to make sure our customers will have nothing but success.

Q: Why do you believe in the promise of Performance & Talent Management?
A: We practice it everyday and have seen the culture of success that we've been able to create. Without Performance and Talent Management, we wouldn't be where we are today.

Q: Why are you proud to work at SuccessFactors?
A: I am proud to work with such a great group of individuals and to see what we are able to execute and learn together.