S1 - Episode #19: Glyn Roberts - CTO of Digital Solutions - iTechArt Group
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Glyn Roberts discusses what it takes to be a CTO and technology leader today. He talks about the industry trends he’s witnessed, what he learned from founding his own technology solutions company, the work-from-home culture and its benefits and when and how to approach recruiters for your company.
S1 - Episode #18: Turan Rustamli - CTO - One Dome
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Turan Rustamli discusses new models of work and how to develop an employee-friendly and vision-led structure that fits with modern times. Turan also talks about the importance of enthusiasm to learn, shares how his learning curve looks (and the most challenging parts of it) and talks about the software he uses (including Rom Research) to help save time and increase efficiency.
S1 - Episode #17: Josh Cole - CTO - InsideOut
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Josh discusses creativity and innovation as pre-requisites to hiring in the technology industry. He talks about employee well-being, and the steps companies could take to ensure their associates are in good health. Josh also explores emerging programming languages and frameworks and explains how they compare with native languages such as JavaScript and what we can expect of them in the near future. Listen to this episode to learn what it takes to be a solution-driven engineering leader in today’s times.
S1 - Episode #16: Jules Decol - Engineering Lead - The Big Search
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Jules Decol discusses leading engineering teams in a startup. He shares why it’s necessary to establish a clear line of communications within the company, stay up-to-date about various technological developments and master key skills before venturing into leadership roles to better guide your teams through changes and innovation. He also shares the challenges to recruitment in any startup, why hiring passionate and skilled talent is especially important and the steps to take to ensure the business grows.
S1 - Episode #15: George Good - CTO - Healios
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, George talks about remote hiring and collaboration. We discuss the importance of devising innovative ways of conducting interviews that focus on assessing a candidate’s problem-solving skills and creativity above specific knowledge (eg syntactic). We also cover the essential skills engineers need, including the importance of effective communication, the different routes an engineer can take as they progress through their career and how to become highly sought-after.
S1 - Episode #14: Ali Haider - Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst - UBS
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Ali Haidar discusses the need to strengthen information security practices in companies and the most significant challenges they face. He also touches on the eight disciplines of information security, how they differ in implementation for big and small companies and ways to help small businesses create enhanced security controls by investing smartly.
S1 - Episode #13: Alexey Tschudnowsky - Head of Software Development - gematik
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Alexey discusses hiring strategies and techniques to retain and motivate employees. He details the different security and development practices at his company gematik and shares the importance of staying up-to-date with technological and methodological advancements in his industry.
S1 - Episode #12: Peyman Pouryekta - Co-Founder and CEO - The House of Creative Entrepreneurship
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Peyman Pouryekta discusses creative entrepreneurship and how to assess if your start-up ideas are sustainable in the long term. Having led several start-ups, Peyman explains the most significant lessons he’s learned along the journey and what engineering leaders of the future need to think about.
S1 - Episode #11: Stefan-Theodor Popescu - Head Of Engineering - Smava GmbH
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Stefan-Theodor discusses the past and present of recruitment and the massive drive to digitalisation in tech today. We discuss revolutionising work practices and cultivating new ways to connect and communicate in the virtual space to help improve employee productivity and well-being.
S1 - Episode #10: Vinoj Zacharia - Senior Engineering Manager - FloQast
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Vinoj Zacharia discusses hiring and retaining employees, explaining how they do it at FloQast. We learn about the changes in hiring that have happened due to the pandemic and how to adapt for remote hiring and working methods, which will probably also continue in the future.
S1 - Episode #9: Khalil Dimachkie - CTO - Youtility
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Khalil Dimachkie talks about the hiring strategies companies could adopt for junior, mid-level, and senior engineers and why they need to be extensive and optimized for your organisation's requirements. We also look into the importance of virtualisation, inviting healthier team collaboration, the lesser-known facts about hiring expert testing engineers, and the benefits of recruiting through a contingency recruiter.
S1 - Episode #8: Dragos Nedelcu - Founder and Expert Software Trainer - Code With Dragos
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Dragos Nedelcu talks about building effective communication skills as a software engineer. Your growth and progress in an organisation are largely dependent on your ability to collaborate with your team, break down suggestions from your peers, and align with the company’s overall vision - and communication is key to achieving all of this in the later stages.
S1 - Episode #7: Juha Ristolainen - Chief Technology Officer - Upvest
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Juha discusses why onboarding lies within the core of a successful organisation. We learn about modern leadership and hiring smart minds to drive towards the organisational vision and mission. On the technological front, Juha gives a quick picture of the various software and methods he’s used, including apps, microservices, and domain-driven designs.
S1 - Episode #6: Iryna Zhovtobryukh - Chief Technology Officer - Element Insurance AG
In this episode of The Technology Leadership Podcast, Iryna and I discuss the workflow and processes at Element Insurance AG. We learn how a two-way interview process, transparent work requirements, and supportive work culture can help retract and retain the best gender-neutral technical talent in any company.
S1 - Episode #5: Chris Travers - Director of IT Operations - Adjust
During this episode Chris shares his experience on recruitment without using agencies and how to grow and develop teams who can arrive at innovative solutions to problems as well as sharing his experience of working remotely and dealing with mental health challenges. He talks about the benefits of contributing to open source technology and attending conferences and events to engage with the tech community.
S1 - Episode #4: Clemens Peters - Technical Team Lead, Honest Food
During this episode Clemens describes his career and discusses why he joined Honest Food and why he decided to pursue a Masters degree. He talks about several tools he’s successfully used in his team from Heroku to Kubernetes and Datadog. Finally, whether you’re a CTO or an Engineer, he offers his advice on how to choose your next start-up.
S1 - Episode #3: Rashid Shobaki - Engineering Manager at Forto
During this episode Simon talks about his experience so far with Ultimate.AI, the important of cross functional teams, remote working and keeping teams motivated. He considers common mistakes made by Managers and Engineers and how Engineers can become better at what they do and also discusses what he believes it takes to a strong leader in Engineering.
S1 - Episode #2: Simon Munch-Anderson - CTO at Ultimate.AI
During this episode Simon talks about his experience so far with Ultimate.AI, the important of cross functional teams, remote working and keeping teams motivated. He considers common mistakes made by Managers and Engineers and how Engineers can become better at what they do and also discusses what he believes it takes to a strong leader in Engineering.
S1 - Episode #1: Oleksii Ishchenko - Head of Engineering at dentolo (Part of Zurich Insurance Group)
During this episode Oleksii explores his career and talks about joining Dentolo, the importance of pivoting, getting product features delivered quickly to enable iteration, the power of hackathons and his role as Head of Engineering during a period of massive change resulting from acquisition.