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Building, Automating, and Learning Every Day: Meet Aarushi Goyal

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Tell us a little bit about yourself and your career journey to date.

I was born and brought up in Kota, Rajasthan, often referred to as the educational hub of India. Growing up in a city where engineering dreams take shape, I naturally gravitated toward mathematics and science. I always loved building things from scratch, which eventually led me to pursue a B.Tech in Computer Science.

Over the past eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to work across diverse industries including ed-tech, job-seeking platforms, and product companies. As a Full-Stack Developer, I’ve contributed to platforms like Hirist and Chegg, where I worked on features that directly impacted users looking to learn, grow, and find meaningful careers, taking ideas from a blank screen to full-fledged products.

I joined GoDaddy a year ago, and it has been an exciting and meaningful chapter in my journey. I’m part of the Infrastructure Management & Automation (IMA) team, a globally distributed team that works quietly behind the scenes to keep GoDaddy’s foundation strong, scalable, and future-ready.

The IMA team focuses on:

  • Delivering secure, reliable, and economical infrastructure
  • Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to drive consistency and scalability
  • Owning and maintaining GoDaddy’s Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

What makes the team truly special is its diversity and global presence. With teammates spread across India, the US, Europe, and Ukraine, we collaborate across time zones every day — and still find ways to stay connected. Whether it’s virtual catch-ups or fun team activities like pizza-making sessions, the sense of camaraderie never gets lost.

Personally, my role focuses on automating CMDB workflows and building intelligent use cases around infrastructure data — work that sits right at the intersection of systems, scale, and automation, and constantly challenges me to think bigger and build smarter.

What’s the most challenging yet rewarding thing you’ve worked on at GoDaddy?

One of the most exciting projects I’ve worked on is building an AI Companion using GoDaddy’s internal Personalized AI platform.

This project challenged me technically and creatively — from understanding complex datasets to building intelligent workflows. But seeing it come to life, helping automate real processes, and knowing that it will scale to support teams across GoDaddy has been incredibly rewarding.

It has allowed me to blend my passion for automation with emerging AI capabilities, and it truly expanded my idea of what I can build.

How do you stay updated with the latest technologies and trends?

I strongly believe that small, consistent learning beats occasional bursts of effort. Every day, I spend at least 30 minutes reading tech blogs, AI updates, and podcasts. Beyond that, I actively attend tech conferences and enroll in annual training programs focused on emerging technologies. Outside of work, I’m also a co-organizer of an emerging AI and technology community — FutureGPT Bangalore. Through this community, we host meetups, discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions focused on AI, automation, and the future of technology.

“Learning never really stops — it just changes form.”
This belief has quietly shaped every phase of my journey.

If you had to describe GoDaddy’s culture in one word, what would it be and why?

Belongingness. From my first day at GoDaddy, I felt welcomed, supported, and encouraged to be myself.

It’s a place where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your growth is celebrated.

The culture allows everyone — regardless of background or experience — to feel like they truly belong.

What advice would you give to young women aspiring to enter software development?

Say yes to challenges — even when you feel under-confident. You don’t have to know everything on day one. Growth happens when you step into complex problems, ask questions, and allow yourself to learn in public. Trust that confidence will follow effort. Ask questions. Build boldly.

What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

Outside of work, I’m passionate about traveling, painting and dancing.

In the past two years, I’ve traveled to more than 16 countries with my husband. Now, as new parents, we can’t wait to explore the world with our daughter, too!

Dance remains my favorite way to express creativity and stay connected to my cultural roots. I consider myself a lifelong learner — whether in technology, art, or life.

A special moment for our family this year was graduating together. While most parents attend their children’s graduations, our daughter attended our graduation ceremony, as both my husband and I received our M.Tech degrees in AIML. It was a beautiful memory we’ll carry forever.


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