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Hear from people building and developing the Teams in technology that are changing our world. It's no secret. Hiring and retaining top technical talent is really difficult. But it's essential for companies to get right, so they can continue to innovate and keep moving forward. So how do we get there? We will be speaking with Talent/Recruitment Leaders, Engineering Managers, and more, so you can learn a few things to take to the company you work at to level up the Tech hiring and retention. Tech is changing and evolving so rapidly. But for any of the innovation to...

#76 | What is changing in ML and Software hiring? Josep Carner, Senior Director of ML @ Smadex

42 mins; May 08, 2025

#75 | Measuring quality of hire, Nikolai Kabatsikov - Director of Talent Acquisition @ HelloFresh

68 hours 48 mins; May 02, 2024

#74 | Building high performing Software Engineering Organizations, Lutz Hühnken - Head of Engineering @ Upvest

44 mins; April 04, 2024

#73 | Leading as a newcomer, Wojciech Duda, Senior Engineering Manager @ Zalando

41 mins; March 20, 2024

#72 | The HR Influencer - Gianluca Rosania, Recruitment and HR Consultant

53 mins; March 07, 2024

#71 | Scaling Teams, Embracing Data - Alexandra Meyer, Head of Talent Acquisition @ Enpal

47 mins; February 14, 2024

#70 | Top tier Tech Recruitment, Amanda Hippe, Director of Tech Recruiting @ Rippling

53 mins; February 01, 2024

#69 | The Evolution of People Ops, Jessie Lajoie, Chief People & Culture Officer @ Doodle

46 mins; January 24, 2024

#68 | Diverse paths in Tech, Anna McDougall, Director (Product and Engineering) @ Axel Springer

47 mins; January 10, 2024

#67 | Engineering Leadership and hyper growth, Philipp Schilling, Head of Engineering @ Perspective

56 mins; January 03, 2024

#66 | Tech Recruiting innovator | Adam Bolton, Head of Talent Acquisition @ Currencycloud

52 mins; November 01, 2023

#65 | International Tech Recruiting, Alex Ganyukov, Director of Talent Acquisition @ Billie

53 mins; September 07, 2023

#64 | Lessons from Hyper Growth, Adriana Evtimova, Talent Acquisition Lead @ Trade Republic

35 mins; August 30, 2023

#63 | The Recruitment basics, Jeff Kennedy, Director - Talent Acquisition @ Navan

49 mins; August 23, 2023

#62 | Building an elite Engineering culture, Italo Vietro, VP of Engineering @ Urban Sports Club

52 mins; June 21, 2023

#61 | Recruiting in a shifting landscape, Katie Schumann, Head of Recruiting @ GoFundMe & Classy

44 mins; June 14, 2023

#60 | The Talent Acquisiton update, Matthias Schmeißer, Director of Talent Acquisition @ EMnify

89 hours 21 mins; June 07, 2023

#59 | Recruiting in different Tech hubs, Emma Surich, Director of Talent @ Perpetua

41 mins; May 31, 2023

#58 | The craft of the Interview Process, Shannon Toomey, Recruiting Manager @ Descript

49 mins; May 25, 2023

#57 | Getting Data Driven Recruitment right, Rebecca McPherson, Senior Recruiter @ Runway

49 mins; May 17, 2023

#56 | Building trust with Hiring Managers, Andre Romine, Senior Tech Recruiter @ Wurl

45 mins; May 10, 2023

#55 | Building an inclusive workplace, Moses Sison, Director of Recruiting @ Autonomic

59 mins; April 26, 2023

#54 | How to avoid Recruiting Debt, Elena Stefanopol, Director of Recruiting @ Labelbox

45 mins; April 19, 2023

#53 | A career scaling companies at the cutting edge, Mikaela Smith, VP of Talent @ Chainalysis

68 hours 18 mins; March 15, 2023

#52 | Building a TA function from scratch, Laura Teerisuo, Head of Talent Acquisition @ Wolt

52 mins; March 01, 2023

#51 | Candidate experience is EVERYTHING, Greg Ivany, Director of Talent Acquisition @ fuboTV

62 hours 51 mins; February 15, 2023

#50 | Preventing Fraud with Blockchain, Nick Lambert, CEO of Dock Labs

45 mins; February 08, 2023

#49 | Talent Acquisition has changed, Len Syriaque, Global Talent Acquisition @ Hopper

49 mins; February 01, 2023

#48 | How I became a Director of Engineering, Volker Pilz, Director of Engineering @ N26

55 mins; January 25, 2023

#47 | "Insuring" the Future of Web3, Sebastian Banescu, CEO of Chainproof

52 mins; January 18, 2023

#46 | Disrupting the Cloud industry, Daniel Baker, Co-Founder & CTO @ Impossible Cloud

55 mins; January 11, 2023

#45 | The case for Blockchain Technology, Andreas Schemm. Ops Director @ HUMAN

56 mins; November 16, 2022

#44 | Revolutionising worldwide salary payments| Sasha Makarovych, the Co-Founder of Kadmos & Sergio Lopez, their Head of Engineering

59 mins; November 02, 2022

#43| Successful Tech Leadership, Richy Great, Head of Software Development at ubitricity

63 hours 10 mins; October 13, 2022

#42 | From Big Tech to Startup life, Polis Pilavas | VP of Engineering at ChartMogul

63 hours 53 mins; October 05, 2022

#41 | Venture Builder to humanitarian Co-Founder, Madina Katter, Co-Founder of Bulletproof Ukraine

54 mins; September 28, 2022

#40 | From Silicon Valley to Berlin Tech, Lauren Prince, | Director of Talent at Delivery Hero

64 hours 16 mins; September 21, 2022

#39 | What it takes to be a VP of Engineering |Satyajit Ranjeev, VP of Engineering at SolarisBank AG

56 mins; September 14, 2022

#38 | The 5 challenges facing start-ups, Peyman Pouryekta, a start-up consultant based in Berlin

50 mins; September 07, 2022

#37 | Lessons from 20 years in Tech, | Lukas Weber, Co-Founder at Vimcar

61 hours 51 mins; August 31, 2022

#36 | The self-taught Engineer turned Founder | Orlando Hohmeier, Co-Founder at Katulu

51 mins; August 24, 2022

#35 | Life as a Director of Engineering | Efrén Álvarez, a Director of Engineering at TIER

45 mins; August 17, 2022

#34 | The Venture Builder | Alexander Thieme, Associate Partner at Bridgemaker

42 mins; August 10, 2022

#33 | "Data-driven TA is nothing without quality-driven value", | Matt Savage, Lead of Talent Acquisition at Raisin.

51 mins; August 03, 2022

#32 | Football coaching powers my talent acquisition | Manuel da Sillva – Talent Acquisition Tech Team Lead @ Zalando

56 mins; July 27, 2022

#31 |From Software Developer to a “Leader of Leaders” | Maria Soldatow, Head of Engineering at Otto

44 mins; July 13, 2022

#30 | Redesigning leadership | Carrie Walter & Audrey Tsang Co-CEOs @ Clue

46 mins; April 26, 2022

#29 | The Future of Talent Acquisition | Robert Krzyzaniak, ex- Gorillas, Taxfix, Adidas

47 mins; March 15, 2022

#28 | Founder at 21 years old | Tim Meyer, Co-Founder @ Expatrio

57 mins; February 14, 2022

#27 | The Quick commerce REVOLUTION | Milena Lazarevska, VP of Q-commerce @ Delivery Hero

39 mins; February 01, 2022

#26 | From Software Engineer to CTO of a $3 Billion company | Sergi Baños Lara, CTO @ wefox

46 mins; January 17, 2022

#25 | Leaders CAN be made | Shyam Bhat, Engineering Manager @ eBay Classifieds Group

43 mins; January 10, 2022

#24 | Being a Co-CEO at 29 years old | Max Notter, Co-CEO @ Humanoo

52 mins; December 06, 2021

#23 | From Wall Street to Co-Founder, and everything in between | Andrea Fernandez, Co-Founder @ Vitamin

71 hours 3 mins; November 29, 2021

#22 | How to win the Talent war | Matthias Schmeißer, Director, Talent @ Beamery

62 hours 11 mins; November 23, 2021

#21 | From Harvard Law to Start-Up Founder | Trinh Le-Fiedler, Founder of Nomitri

36 mins; September 23, 2021

#20 | What is it really like to relocate to Berlin? | Barbara Kryslak, Senior Recruitment Manager @ UP42

45 mins; August 11, 2021

#19 | From the corporate world to Start-up Founder, Nicolas Kipp, Co-Founder @ Banxware

47 mins; July 09, 2021

#18 | From Software Engineer to Founder of his own Software Training Institute, Dragos Nedelcu @ CodeWithDragos

51 mins; June 28, 2021

#17 | "Society needs to work together" | Mertcan Uzun, T.A and Diversity & Inclusion specialist @ Blinkist

39 mins; June 10, 2021

#16 | "If you follow the data you won't go too far wrong", Daniela Strazza, Talent Acquisition Lead, ex-SumUp

43 mins; May 25, 2021

#15 | "We almost didn't make it" Frederik Fahning, Co-Founder & MD @ Zenjob

44 mins; February 17, 2021

#14 | How do we teach the next generation of Software Engineers? Max Senges, CEO @ 42 Wolfsburg

47 mins; February 03, 2021

#13 | What is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? Jessy Halison, Engineering Manager @ Ecosia

36 mins; January 27, 2021

#12 | From the family furniture business to being a Tech Co-Founder: Karina Buschsieweke, Co-Founder @ Lana Labs

49 mins; December 02, 2020

#11 | What makes a great Leader? Enrico Foschi, Director of Engineering @ OLX Group

47 mins; November 25, 2020

#10 | From street performer to CTO: Alessandro Pedori, CTO @ EnterpriseAI Consulting

63 hours 33 mins; November 18, 2020

#9 | Using Tech for the greater good: Oliver Welter, Co-Founder & CTO of Nia Health

56 mins; November 11, 2020

#8 | Can you kick a robotic dog? Patrick Da Silva, CTO @ Staiy

60 hours 11 mins; November 03, 2020

#7 | "I always wanted to be an Entrepreneur" Zak Jaiathe, Co-Founder and CEO of Xibit

55 mins; October 20, 2020

#6 | Are we in a simulation? Justin Shenk, Co-Founder & CTO of Visiolab

56 mins; October 13, 2020

#5 | "In life, there is not a lot of time" Nathan Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Minespider

58 mins; October 06, 2020

#4 | "We were coding at night" Gabriele Cacciola, Co-Founder and CTO of Ocyan

61 hours 14 mins; September 29, 2020

#3 | "I never thought about the value of money until my second company failed" Philipp Buschmann, Co-Founder & CEO of AAZZUR

55 mins; September 22, 2020

#2 | "We spoke with 70 different VCs" Karim Benchaaboun, Co-Founder & CTO of Flowlity

61 hours 47 mins; September 15, 2020

#1 | "You cannot create a business on a whiteboard", Felix Eichler, Co-Founder & CTO of Userlane

65 hours 14 mins; September 08, 2020

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