Project Oxygen

My guest today is Raz Shuty. He is currently the Head of Engineering at Wikimedia Deutschland, the 1st and largest chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation outside of the US. Raz holds a B.Sc in Computer Science, a M.Sc in Computer Vision and has been working in the software industry for almost 15 years. He started his engineering and management journey as a student QA Engineer and progressed to a Software Developer in Test position, which still contribute to his product and quality focus to this day. Originally from Israel, Raz moved to Berlin almost 6 years ago. A former competitive swimmer and Ironman Triathlon participant, these days he is testing himself with the challenges of parenting. Raz also runs a cool podcast called Techpoint Charlie with his spouse, tweets a lot and he’s generally known for making bad puns. If you enjoy the conversation and want to be notified when we release another one, be sure to subscribe! Thanks for listening, I hope you find it useful! Episode SponsorThis episode of The Project Oxygen Podcast is brought to you by productboard.productboard is the product management system of choice for companies such as Envoy, Avast, UiPath or Zendesk. In addition to their recent $18M Series-A, they were also named the 2019 most valuable startup in the Czech Republic by Forbes Magazine. Life is too short to work on features that go unused and products that fail. productboard wants to build a world full of products that function and delight. They believe that everyone deserves to work on products that people will use, enjoy, and love — products that are truly excellent. Do you want to bring joy to customers, with every product, service and experience? Would you like to be part of a diverse and talented team, with plenty of opportunities for impact, personal growth and learning? Join productboard! They are hiring software engineers, product managers and more, for their office in Prague. If you want to check out their open positions, head over to productboard.com/careers If you want more insights into their company culture, check out cocuma.co/company/productboard/ ResourcesThe Journey ModelReasons not to be a managerThe Engineer/Manager PendulumBook: The Manager’s Path by Camille FournierPodcast: Techpoint CharlieConnect with Raz https://twitter.com/HerrShabihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/raz-shuty-86299814/Connect with Ionuthttps://twitter.com/ionutroghinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ionutroghina/Contactcontact@projectoxygen.ioMusichttps://www.purple-planet.comPhotoJan Apel, CC-BY-SA-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de)

My guest today is Claus Hoefele. He is currently an Engineering Manager at Ada Health in Berlin, a global health company that provides services which help people actively manage their health and medical professionals to deliver effective care. In his role, Claus supports cross-functional teams that turn Ada‘s technologies into products which help millions of people.Claus worked for many years as a software engineer in Japan, Australia, and Germany. Grown from a senior engineer into a tech lead and from there into an engineering manager, Claus now focuses fully on coaching teams and people to become successful in agile software delivery. Originally from the south of Germany, he‘s been living in Berlin with his family for more than 7 years.If you enjoy the conversation and want to be notified when we release another one, be sure to subscribe! Thanks for listening, I hope you find it useful! Episode Sponsor This episode of The Project Oxygen Podcast is brought to you by Caissa Global.Caissa is a boutique technology recruitment agency matching software engineers and senior tech executives with companies in Berlin since 2009. Their unique approach and dedication to Berlin has stood out against the broader recruitment space, through their deep understanding of niche specialisations, quality of service, speed and professionalism.If you’re hiring tech talent, or looking for your next challenge, get in touch today with one of their specialist recruiters. For more information Google Caissa (CAISSA) Recruitment or visit their website https://www.caissa-global.com/Resources Things AppMeeting PulseStolpersteine AppServant LeadershipLead Dev BerlinCTO Roundtable BerlinRands Leadership SlackOren Ellenbogen's NewsletterBook: Radical CandourBook: Get Things DoneBook: Servant as LeaderBook: Power of Servant Leadership Connect with Claus https://twitter.com/claushoefelehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/claushoefele/Connect with Ionuthttps://twitter.com/ionutroghinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ionutroghina/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.comContactcontact@projectoxygen.io

My guest today is Ayelen Chavez. She is an Engineering Manager based in Berlin, currently leading a full stack team within the OLX Group’s Tech Hub. OLX Group is a global product and tech company of 20+ brands and 5,000 people, helping to fuel local economies by making it easy for anyone to buy or sell through their platforms. Ayelen holds a Master degree in Computer Science and has more than 12 years experience developing solutions for different platforms. She moved to Germany almost 4 years ago and spends her free time either reading, working out, travelling or in between her other hundred plus hobbies.If you enjoy the conversation and want to be notified when we release another one, be sure to subscribe! Thanks for listening, I hope you find it useful! ResourcesReDI School Berlin Lead Dev Conference Eng Managers Slack GroupMedium: Diversity Needs YouMedium: Lead Dev London 2019 ReviewBook: The Manager’s Path by Camille FournierBook: Thank You For Arguing by Jay HeinrichsBook: Resilient Management by Lara HoganBook: Managing Humans by Michael LoppConnect with Ayelen https://medium.com/@ayihttps://twitter.com/c0d1ngb4dhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ayelenchavez/Connect with Ionuthttps://twitter.com/ionutroghinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ionutroghina/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.comContactcontact@projectoxygen.io