Meeting Title: Brainforge Candidate Screening with Oishee Date: 2026-03-09 Meeting participants: Oishee Nandy, Kaela Gallagher
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1 00:00:35.580 ⇒ 00:00:37.109 Kaela Gallagher: Hi, good morning.
2 00:00:37.110 ⇒ 00:00:39.460 Oishee Nandy: Hi, Kayla, good morning, how are you doing?
3 00:00:39.600 ⇒ 00:00:44.189 Kaela Gallagher: Doing well! Thanks for taking some time to meet with me.
4 00:00:45.480 ⇒ 00:00:53.059 Kaela Gallagher: I wanted to start off by asking, and I’m so sorry about this, but I don’t have, like, your LinkedIn or your resume in front of me.
5 00:00:53.060 ⇒ 00:00:55.350 Oishee Nandy: Okay, let me…
6 00:00:55.350 ⇒ 00:00:57.760 Kaela Gallagher: Let me know, maybe, where I could find that.
7 00:00:57.910 ⇒ 00:01:11.280 Oishee Nandy: Yeah, do you just want me to drop it in the chat, maybe, for now? Sure. Because I know I didn’t, like, apply, I did want to, like, speak to you first, and then see, like, what’s a good fit.
8 00:01:11.570 ⇒ 00:01:16.800 Kaela Gallagher: Oh, here I have… I think I have your LinkedIn in front of me, because you’re connected with Ganav.
9 00:01:16.800 ⇒ 00:01:22.310 Oishee Nandy: Yes, and then… I can also just drop in the resume if you…
10 00:01:22.490 ⇒ 00:01:31.279 Oishee Nandy: I’m gonna take a look, okay, yeah, regardless, I can attach, like, the resume to your profile, and…
11 00:01:31.570 ⇒ 00:01:33.969 Kaela Gallagher: our system.
12 00:01:37.990 ⇒ 00:01:43.829 Kaela Gallagher: Cool. So, I guess, how did you find out about Brainforge, then? Was it through Pranav?
13 00:01:43.830 ⇒ 00:02:06.059 Oishee Nandy: Yeah, mainly through Pranav, because… so, I’m currently doing my master’s, and I graduate in May 2026, and he was visiting me a few days ago, and I was, like, complaining to him about the job search, like, situation, and I was like, oh my god, I think I’m, like, dying, and he’s like, wait, why don’t you just apply to where I work? And I was like, oh, hey, that seems like a great idea.
14 00:02:06.060 ⇒ 00:02:15.150 Kaela Gallagher: Okay, okay, cool. What kind of, like, roles have you been looking into? Like, what kind of positions are you interested in?
15 00:02:15.150 ⇒ 00:02:25.390 Oishee Nandy: So, I will say that mostly my, like, technical or, like, I guess my industry experience has been, like, just banking tech at Citibank.
16 00:02:25.390 ⇒ 00:02:43.309 Oishee Nandy: So as, like, a Java backend software engineer. So I have been, like, mainly looking into those, just because I feel like that would be an easier fit for me to get into. But then that being said, I think these past two years that I’ve been doing my master’s, it’s been in information science, and so just…
17 00:02:43.310 ⇒ 00:02:45.620 Oishee Nandy: Kind of dealing with a lot of, like, data and, like.
18 00:02:45.770 ⇒ 00:03:00.689 Oishee Nandy: like, you know, data systems and large-scale, like, data processing. And then also the internship that I had when I was, like, my first year of my master’s was, like, basically just improving data pipelines and stuff like that, so…
19 00:03:00.930 ⇒ 00:03:14.989 Oishee Nandy: I’m also really, really… and I think it would be pretty ideal for me to, like, move into data systems and, like, data engineering kind of situation, just because that’s why I started this… this whole master’s in the first place. So, yeah.
20 00:03:15.330 ⇒ 00:03:23.550 Kaela Gallagher: Okay, okay, cool. And are you looking to maybe start, like, once your master’s wraps up, so in a couple.
21 00:03:23.550 ⇒ 00:03:35.180 Oishee Nandy: Yeah. Yeah, so, like, pretty much immediately is, when I’d be able to start, which would be, like, I think, like, the 3rd of May? I know that’s a Saturday, but, like, that week, essentially.
22 00:03:35.180 ⇒ 00:03:35.960 Kaela Gallagher: Okay.
23 00:03:35.960 ⇒ 00:03:36.810 Oishee Nandy: Yeah. Okay.
24 00:03:36.940 ⇒ 00:03:38.860 Kaela Gallagher: Cool.
25 00:03:38.970 ⇒ 00:03:49.220 Kaela Gallagher: And so, any, like, I guess in terms of, like, the titles of roles that you’re looking at, anything, like, data engineer or analytics engineer, kind of along those lines?
26 00:03:49.220 ⇒ 00:03:49.680 Oishee Nandy: Yeah.
27 00:03:49.680 ⇒ 00:03:50.680 Kaela Gallagher: interest? Okay.
28 00:03:50.680 ⇒ 00:04:03.899 Oishee Nandy: That would be perfect, yeah. So I think, like, the way I like to put it is, like, my three would be, like, data, or four, I guess, would be, like, data engineer, or, like, scientist, or analyst, or, like, a software engineer. Like, these would be my four, like, titles.
29 00:04:04.350 ⇒ 00:04:15.359 Kaela Gallagher: Okay, okay, perfect. Right now with Rain Forge, we have a few hires that we’re going to be making within the next couple weeks, so…
30 00:04:15.360 ⇒ 00:04:16.140 Oishee Nandy: Are you kidding?
31 00:04:16.149 ⇒ 00:04:26.309 Kaela Gallagher: Yeah, so those positions are, like, a data engineer, an analytics engineer, and then an AI engineer. Okay. So we’re definitely looking to make those hires ASAP.
32 00:04:26.310 ⇒ 00:04:26.900 Oishee Nandy: app.
33 00:04:26.900 ⇒ 00:04:36.060 Kaela Gallagher: However, like, we are growing quite a bit. Our work is very client-focused. We’re data and AI consulting, so,
34 00:04:36.060 ⇒ 00:04:53.399 Kaela Gallagher: we have a few clients in the pipeline that we’re looking to sign with very soon, which I’m expecting to create more demand for us in terms of, like, bringing on more engineers, so I definitely want to stay in touch, you know, as we have those roles come up, like, I.
35 00:04:53.400 ⇒ 00:04:53.770 Oishee Nandy: Yeah.
36 00:04:53.770 ⇒ 00:04:56.220 Kaela Gallagher: definitely see us hiring in May, so…
37 00:04:56.220 ⇒ 00:04:56.650 Oishee Nandy: Okay.
38 00:04:57.000 ⇒ 00:04:59.560 Oishee Nandy: Yeah, if you could, like, keep me in mind, that would be great.
39 00:04:59.560 ⇒ 00:05:07.820 Kaela Gallagher: 100%, yeah, I’ll definitely keep, like, your resume on… on file. Thank you for, sending that in the chat.
40 00:05:08.140 ⇒ 00:05:12.930 Kaela Gallagher: Yeah, any questions about, like, Brain Forge, or what we do?
41 00:05:12.930 ⇒ 00:05:15.599 Oishee Nandy: I think I got a pretty good rundown from Pronach.
42 00:05:16.010 ⇒ 00:05:23.629 Oishee Nandy: I guess, like, what is your favorite part of working at Brainforge? Just so I can get another perspective.
43 00:05:23.840 ⇒ 00:05:26.830 Kaela Gallagher: So, I just started two weeks ago for a.
44 00:05:26.830 ⇒ 00:05:28.220 Oishee Nandy: Transparency! Oh my god!
45 00:05:28.220 ⇒ 00:05:29.570 Kaela Gallagher: Yes.
46 00:05:29.570 ⇒ 00:05:30.440 Oishee Nandy: Exciting!
47 00:05:30.440 ⇒ 00:05:46.229 Kaela Gallagher: Yes, but, my favorite part so far, so I run everything, like, people and recruiting related, and so, just coming here and being able to, like, have a lot of ownership and, like, make a lot of decisions for the organization has been really exciting.
48 00:05:46.640 ⇒ 00:06:03.210 Kaela Gallagher: And I think that’s, like, kind of a common thread amongst all of our positions that we look for. Like, any of our team members should be able to have, like, a lot of agency, and be confident making decisions, and even our engineers are pretty client-facing.
49 00:06:03.210 ⇒ 00:06:03.870 Oishee Nandy: Right.
50 00:06:03.870 ⇒ 00:06:13.359 Kaela Gallagher: client calls, and really, like, engaging with the business side, too. So I think you just get exposure to, like, a lot of, parts of the business and a lot of exciting things.
51 00:06:13.600 ⇒ 00:06:29.780 Oishee Nandy: Yeah, I think that is something that, like, really did catch my attention when I was speaking with Pranav, because I feel like just being an engineer, especially a back-end engineer, like, it’s always, like, I’m, like, behind a computer and barely speaking to anyone, and that’s something I was, like, really hoping to get out of, just because I was like, I don’t… I don’t like this too much.
52 00:06:29.780 ⇒ 00:06:31.380 Kaela Gallagher: We’re just learning.
53 00:06:31.380 ⇒ 00:06:37.579 Oishee Nandy: even when I’d, like, watch him on his, like, little calls, and he’d be like, yeah, I’ve got a call with this client, I’m like, oh, that’s kinda cool.
54 00:06:37.580 ⇒ 00:06:38.729 Kaela Gallagher: Yeah, I’m like.
55 00:06:38.730 ⇒ 00:06:39.890 Oishee Nandy: really, like, yeah.
56 00:06:39.890 ⇒ 00:06:42.749 Kaela Gallagher: Renov is such a great example, too, because, like, he’s, like.
57 00:06:43.430 ⇒ 00:06:52.440 Kaela Gallagher: you know, somebody that will express interest, like, oh, I’m… I’m interested in learning about this, and then, like, we’re able to be like, okay, join this call.
58 00:06:52.600 ⇒ 00:07:01.990 Kaela Gallagher: Like, everything that he’s, you know, expressed interest in, I feel like he… he would say he’s been able to get, like, a good amount of exposure to, which is exciting.
59 00:07:02.030 ⇒ 00:07:02.560 Oishee Nandy: Yeah.
60 00:07:03.400 ⇒ 00:07:09.490 Oishee Nandy: Yeah, that I think was, like, that really, like, stood out to me, so I was like, okay, this is definitely, like, something I want to explore.
61 00:07:09.490 ⇒ 00:07:17.610 Kaela Gallagher: Yeah, yeah, totally. Yeah, so, I mean, any questions you have for me, I’m happy to answer.
62 00:07:18.020 ⇒ 00:07:25.400 Kaela Gallagher: Like I said, like, in about a month-ish, when we’re looking at bringing on more team members.
63 00:07:25.400 ⇒ 00:07:25.720 Oishee Nandy: Thank you.
64 00:07:25.720 ⇒ 00:07:27.980 Kaela Gallagher: We’ll definitely reach out to you for anything.
65 00:07:27.980 ⇒ 00:07:29.220 Oishee Nandy: Okay, so… Beautiful.
66 00:07:29.220 ⇒ 00:07:30.730 Kaela Gallagher: that we might have.
67 00:07:30.730 ⇒ 00:07:36.309 Oishee Nandy: Yeah, I did have, like, one quick… I’m not sure if this is something for now or later, but, like.
68 00:07:36.310 ⇒ 00:07:56.479 Oishee Nandy: This is a slight, like, snag in the plan, essentially. I am an international student, which means that I am on the F1 visa, and I’m not sure, like, how sponsorship would work for Brainforge, or, like, if that’s even something that, you guys would be open to doing. So I did want to, like, kind of just put that out in the open, and then see, like.
69 00:07:56.480 ⇒ 00:08:00.029 Oishee Nandy: if… What parts there are forward, if at all.
70 00:08:00.250 ⇒ 00:08:05.910 Kaela Gallagher: Yeah, we actually have another team member on an F1 right now.
71 00:08:05.910 ⇒ 00:08:06.420 Oishee Nandy: Oh, oh god.
72 00:08:06.420 ⇒ 00:08:15.579 Kaela Gallagher: And we’ve recently, like, adjusted the way that we’re structured to be able to accommodate more visa situations, so…
73 00:08:15.580 ⇒ 00:08:16.580 Oishee Nandy: Respect, okay.
74 00:08:16.580 ⇒ 00:08:22.039 Kaela Gallagher: I do think that that is something we would be able to, accommodate.
75 00:08:22.040 ⇒ 00:08:22.430 Oishee Nandy: mother.
76 00:08:22.430 ⇒ 00:08:30.249 Kaela Gallagher: The F1 is something that you have for, like, a few years before then you need to… Yeah, yeah. …apply for something else, right? Okay.
77 00:08:30.250 ⇒ 00:08:35.030 Oishee Nandy: Yeah, it’s like, it’s like 3 euros, I think, and then, like, you apply for the work visa.
78 00:08:35.340 ⇒ 00:08:44.759 Kaela Gallagher: Yes, yes, okay. Yeah, I think that’s definitely something we could accommodate, but, thank you for calling that out. We can definitely, like, keep that in mind.
79 00:08:44.760 ⇒ 00:08:45.390 Oishee Nandy: Amazing.
80 00:08:45.390 ⇒ 00:08:58.199 Kaela Gallagher: Alright, cool. Well, yeah, I, if you don’t hear from me, like, in the next month, please, please feel free to send me an email or a message on LinkedIn. Yes. Would love to just stay in touch.
81 00:08:58.200 ⇒ 00:08:59.810 Oishee Nandy: That’s perfect.
82 00:08:59.810 ⇒ 00:09:04.529 Kaela Gallagher: Thank you so much for your time. Yes, thank you too! It was great meeting you.
83 00:09:04.530 ⇒ 00:09:05.460 Oishee Nandy: You too, buh-bye.
84 00:09:05.460 ⇒ 00:09:06.940 Kaela Gallagher: Alrighty, bye.