groCTO Podcast

Welcoming Eric Bowman, CTO at TomTom, and an experienced advisor and investor. Eric brings forth his challenges as a CTO and the importance of being curious, disciplined & customer-centric. Furthermore, he talks about bringing dev teams together to understand & optimize the software delivery system and enhance product value.Lastly, he shares his thoughts on the Team Topologies framework, developer productivity, engineering metrics, and Agile methodologies.Eric on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boboco/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Typoapp_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com

Meet Giorgos Ampavis, VP of Engineering at Tide, and a notable speaker at various tech conferences, including SaaStr, CTO Craft, DevOps Enterprise Summit, and more.Giorgos talks at great length about his greatest challenge as a leader - hiring. Furthermore, he talks about the struggles he faced while switching to Flutter, the process of evaluating new tools & technologies, developer experience & engineering metrics. Lastly, he leaves us with a parting advice for young developers!Giorgos on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ampavis/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Typoapp_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com

Welcome Anton Zaides - development team lead at Taranis, and the author of the newsletter 'Leading Developers'.Anton talks about his personal struggles & the challenges he faced as a tech leader and his ways of coping with them. He further gives us an inside look into his methods of removing bottlenecks, handling DevOps & IT teams, delivering high-quality commits on time & transitioning from an IC to an engineering manager.Anton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anton-zaides/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Typoapp_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com

Hosting Tobias Mende, founder of Unblocked Engineering by INOCEA Consulting Ltd., and author of 'DevEx Nuggets' newsletter, discussing promoting developer experience, devising solutions, addressing communication challenges, achieving continuous deployments, setting objectives, enhancing developer experience, overcoming resistance to change, and creating a culture of continuous improvement.

Miroslaw Stanek, engineering director at Papaya Global and writer of 'Practical Engineering Management' newsletter, talks about connecting product & tech goals, managing tech debt with ownership, collaboration & prioritization, and the importance of aligning product and engineering for outcome-based deliverables.

Join Anemari Fiser, a Tech lead trainer, who has immensely contributed to renowned companies such as CodeOp, Thoughtworks, and Waterford. The focus of the discussion is on navigating tech success with an emphasis on career goals with team relations.Anemari dives deeper into creating a growth plan setup for team members. She also underscored the significance of conducting one-on-one meetings to gain a deeper understanding of team members and to provide them with constructive feedback.Anemari on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anemari-fiser/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Typoapp_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com

Join Mihai-Valentin Curelea, who thrives in various roles i.e. mentor, tech lead, principal engineer, and author of the newsletter “How Did I Get Here?”. He has previously contributed to reputed organizations such as Meta, Datadog, Adobe, and more. The conversation revolves around choosing between Building your own tech vs. Leveraging third-party solutions.Mihai talks about the challenges he encountered while leading teams and provides insights into how he tackled them. He then takes a deeper dive into the scenarios where the choice between building or leveraging existing technologies becomes pivotal as well as maintaining a balance between addressing technical debt and keeping pace with the fast-paced tech world.Mihai on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaivalentin/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Typoapp_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com

Join Jordan Cutler - Senior frontend engineer at Qualified, ex-Twitter, Dolomite, and Gusto. We absolutely admire his commitment to keeping the flame of curiosity and learning alive.Jordan talks about achieving a balance between team dynamics and leadership roles as a senior engineer. He delves into the effective utilization of metrics and new tech tools along with addressing the critical issue of developer burnout.Jordan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordancutler1/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Typoapp_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com

Join Richard Donovan director at RD Coached, who focuses on helping leaders and developers balance well-being and success. Richard talks about the wisdom of managing the ‘not knowing everything’ mindset as a leader and effectively delegating tasks. He takes a deeper plunge into developer mental and physical well-being and the challenges associated with it.Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-donovan-rdcoached/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Typoapp_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com

Join Isabel Nyo, Head of Engineering, Atlassian Australia, who focuses on growing dev teams in a sustainable way. Isabel shares specific metrics she utilizes to gauge her team’s velocity and satisfaction. Further, she delves deeper into the framework – C.A.R.E. explaining how it plays a pivotal role in instilling a product-driven mindset among engineers.Isabel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eisabai/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Typoapp_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com