Abhijeet Prasad

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Senior Software Engineer at Sentry

Canada

Overview

Abhijeet Prasad is a Senior Software Engineer at Sentry, where he specializes in open-source software, focusing on client infrastructure, SDKs, and driving the adoption of OpenTelemetry. A University of Waterloo graduate, he has previous experience at tech companies including Shopify, Zendesk, and Wealthsimple, consistently focusing on solving complex problems.

Outside of his main role, Abhijeet is passionate about web standards and performance, frequently giving conference talks and workshops on these topics. In his downtime, he enjoys diving into fantasy novels and acting as an "armchair NBA team GM. " He has also won competitive debate and programming competitions.

Unique fact: Abhijeet once built a power grid simulator using JavaScript and Electron to win 2nd place in the Ontario Engineering Competition for programming.

Personality Overview

Non-Confrontational

Consensus Focused

Optimistic

They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.  They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Open-Source SDKs
He is a maintainer of Sentry's open-source JavaScript SDKs and has led projects to improve them, including reducing bundle size by 29%.
Software Performance
He frequently speaks about the performance impact of JavaScript, bundle size optimization, and leveraging developer tools to solve performance problems.
OpenTelemetry Adoption
He is actively driving the adoption of OpenTelemetry across Sentry's ecosystem and gives conference talks on distributed tracing.

Media Appearances

Posts by Abhijeet Prasad – Sentry Blog. Featured in Sentry Blog

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Work History

2-2023
Senior Software Engineer at Sentry
5-2021 - 2-2023
Software Engineer at Sentry
9-2019 - 12-2019
Software Engineering Intern at Sentry (sentry.io)
1-2019 - 4-2019
Software Engineer Co-op at Wealthsimple
5-2018 - 8-2018
Software Engineering Intern at Zendesk

Education

2016 - 2021
Bachelor’s Degree from University of Waterloo

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Insights For Selling To Abhijeet

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Compliment them about their personality if you get a chance

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Abhijeet is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Abhijeet

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Abhijeet move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Abhijeet take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Abhijeet

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