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

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43| Successful Teach Leadership, Richy Great, Head of Software Development at ubitricity.

In this episode, I’ll be introducing Richy Great, Head of Software Development at ubitricity. Ubitricity has been on a mission since 2008 to bring ubiquitous electricity to all EV drivers. The company integrates charging stations into existing lampposts so that any EV driver can charge wherever they’re parked.

In the podcast, I’ll be discussing:

  • His experience of applying for work and relocating from India to Berlin
  • His thoughts on the differences of work ethic in Berlin and India
  • How his degree made ubitricity perfect for his experience
  • How challenging himself helped him gain leadership opportunities
  • How his theory of the "T-shaped engineer" can you make you a better engineer
  • How staying calm and collected is essential to successfully troubleshooting bugs
  • How talking to customers, operations and product people are key to being a successful engineer
  • His thoughts on Golang vs Java as a coding language
  • His thoughts on attracting talent from across the world
  • How good mentorship was key to his becoming a manager
  • How he spends his time creating industry tools in addition to a FT job
  • Plus much more…

    • Follow Richy & ubitricity’s growth and development:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/ubitricity

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ubitricity
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubitricity/
    Website: https://www.ubitricity.com/

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