Every so often, we sit down with an Automattician to help you get to know the people who build new features, keep Automattic’s wheels turning, and make WordPress.com the best it can be. In this installment, we’re delighted to introduce you to  movie buff, comics geek,  and  Mobile Engineer,  Sendhil Panchadsaram .

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Hi Sendhil! Tell us a bit about what you do here at Automattic.

I’m currently a Mobile Engineer working in the Mobile Team. The vast majority of my time I work on the iOS app, but ever so rarely I end up dabbling with some stuff on the back end.

You’re a Microsoft alumnus. How did you find your way to Automattic?

A friend of mine (and fellow Mobile Team member Dan Roundhill) had encouraged me to apply in 2012. He told me that Automattic…