At AnaVation, we believe our strength lies in our people – AnaVators. We are proud of the problem solvers, innovators, and drivers of excellence who bring our mission to life every day. Our AnaVator Spotlight series highlights the diverse talents and journeys of our employees. This month, we’re excited to feature Sang, a Senior Software Developer who has been with AnaVation for five years.
Sang embraces a hands-on approach to development. He doesn’t wait for formal training to sharpen his skills — instead, he dives headfirst into challenges, researching new tools and technologies as they arise in his day-to-day work. “Whenever I need to learn a new tool or syntax,” Sang says, “I research it immediately and try to increment my own ‘tips’ memo file”. It’s this kind of self-driven curiosity and proactiveness that helps push our projects — and our people — forward.
Sang credits AnaVation’s supportive culture and commitment to growth as reasons he’s stayed with us for half a decade. He recognizes that AnaVation strives not only for the company’s success, but also its employees. Furthermore, he values the flexibility of remote work, which gives him space to focus and balance his work and personal life.
When he’s not writing code, Sang enjoys using his downtime to play video games like PUBG. Fun fact: he’s been playing for over 3 years and humbly jokes about his modest success rate in PUBG, “I got chicken dinner only 10 times in total,” he says. Another hobby of his is plastic model building, an activity he picked up in his youth when it was popular back in the day and rekindled as an adult. In addition, Sang looks forward to New Year’s Day with his family every year, indulging in a warm bowl of rice cake soup, a Korean tradition believed to (unofficially) add a year to one’s age.
AnaVation celebrates not only our AnaVators’ contributions, but the individuality and dedication that help shape our culture. Stories like Sang’s remind us that our people are the foundation of everything we achieve.
