Published in Practical Engineering Management·6 days agoAssess your manager’s work, engineering leaderMake sure your manager is a great role model to follow — As an engineering leader, you want to inspire your team, don’t you? But do you have a good role model who inspires you? Do good examples come from the top? Our managers are also people. Not everyone is a missionary or focuses on building a high-performing team. Here are a…Engineering Management6 min readEngineering Management6 min read
Published in Practical Engineering Management·Mar 9How to prepare internship for software engineersPlanning your engineering internship program — Even though we face massive layoffs in Tech Industry in 2023, the talent shortage is not going anywhere. and may reach four mln unfilled positions in 2030, according to KornFerry (check their Global Talent Crunch report) For engineering leaders, it means that competing for skilled professionals will only heat…Leading Engineers7 min readLeading Engineers7 min read
Published in Practical Engineering Management·Mar 2Software Engineer ResponsibilitiesWhat you should expect as Engineering Leader — In one of my previous blog posts, I outlined the situation of the tech industry in 2022/2023. Due to harsh market conditions, layoffs, and budget cuts, some engineering leaders will need to redefine their roles in an organization. I compared that situation to being an engineering leader in an early-stage…Leading Engineers9 min readLeading Engineers9 min read
Published in Practical Engineering Management·Feb 23Go back to coding, engineering leaderSoftware Engineering Management in 2023 — In one of my previous blog posts, I outlined the situation of the tech industry in 2022/2023. Due to harsh market conditions, layoffs, and budget cuts, some engineering leaders will need to redefine their roles in an organization. I compared that situation to being an engineering leader in an early-stage…Leading Engineers8 min readLeading Engineers8 min read
Published in Practical Engineering Management·Feb 16Grow your team, build your trustSoftware Engineering Management in 2023 — In one of my previous blog posts, I outlined the situation of the tech industry in 2022/2023. Due to harsh market conditions, layoffs, and budget cuts, some engineering leaders will need to redefine their roles in an organization. I compared that situation to be an engineering leader in an early-stage…Leading Engineers5 min readLeading Engineers5 min read
Published in Practical Engineering Management·Feb 9Focus on solutions, not problemsSoftware Engineering Management in 2023 — In one of my previous blog posts, I outlined the situation of the tech industry in 2022/2023. Due to harsh market conditions, layoffs, and budget cuts, some engineering leaders will need to redefine their roles in an organization. …Leading Engineers6 min readLeading Engineers6 min read
Published in Practical Engineering Management·Feb 2Build a team of missionaries, not mercenariesSoftware Engineering Management in 2023 — In a previous blog post, I outlined the situation of the tech industry in 2022/2023. Due to harsh market conditions, layoffs, and budget cuts, some engineering leaders will need to redefine their roles in an organization. …Leading Engineers6 min readLeading Engineers6 min read
Published in Practical Engineering Management·Jan 26Software Engineering Management in 2023Tech industry’s tightenings implications for engineering leaders — The end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 is harsh for the IT industry. According to https://layoffs.fyi/, Q4/2022 had the highest number of laid-off employees since the COVID-19 outbreak. And only in January 2023, there were ~6x more layoffs than in the entire Q1/2022 (and counting…). Let’s look at…Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Published in Practical Engineering Management·Sep 21, 202223 lessons learned after multiple years at IT start-upNew chapter — bye Azimo, hello Papaya Global — After almost eight years at Azimo, I’m starting a new chapter in my career. I’ve recently joined Papaya Global through the acquisition process (more about it here). I’m honored to join Papaya’s Engineering Leadership team as one of the Directors of Engineering. …Startup11 min readStartup11 min read
Published in AzimoLabs·Mar 24, 2022Quality Assurance and Software Delivery Processes in Frontend EngineeringHow we improved SDLC of web apps at Azimo — This is the first in a series of blog posts in which we outline our Quality Assurance and software development processes for frontend engineering at Azimo. The second blog post is already published here. Quality Assurance and Software Delivery Processes in Frontend Engineering pt.2 How we improved SDLC of web apps at Azimomedium.com There is a big difference between Quality Control and Quality Assurance. QC focuses mainly on fulfilling…Web Development6 min readWeb Development6 min read
