This episode of the IT Coffee Break Podcast highlights the path of Emma Fang, Senior Manager, Technology Consulting at EPAM, part of the "Women at EPAM" Community. This is a collaboration, highlighting the inspiring ladies working at our company.00:00 - Emma's intro. She shares more about herself and her role.

04:21 - What drew Emma to cybersecurity? 

05:31 - Challenges in the field

06:40 - Emma's mentorship and community work

13:41 - Experience working in a corporate environment. Challenges for women in tech

15:00 - Good working models and strategies for women to advance their careers

18:24 - Advice for women in tech

22:00 - Outro

Being a leader, especially in a role like Delivery Manager that blends technical knowledge with people management, is more than just a job title for Claudiu Gall from EPAM Romania. It’s part of his identity. Passionate about the philosophy behind effective leadership, Claudiu has spent years distilling his experiences into a set of practical, people-focused principles that can guide anyone responsible for leading a team.

Timestamps:

01:20 - Claudiu's introduction

02:20 - What Claudiu likes about his job

03:35 - What does it mean to be a DM at EPAM

05:33 - Strategy for work 

08:10 - Building trust with clients and teams

10:35 - How to keep your team engaged

16:00 - Advice for people who want to join EPAM

18:10 - Autro

Gergely Kovács, Senior Delivery Manager from EPAM Hungary has always found it important to work closely with clients and internal teams. The main driving force behind his career has been curiosity: understanding people, and problems and providing the best possible solutions. 

How does someone go from studying law to working as a Test Automation Engineer? At EPAM, we've seen it happen—thanks to the EPAM Campus programs.

These free, online training programs have been helping students and career changers take their first steps into the IT world for years. Whether you're exploring a new path or leveling up your skills, EPAM Campus offers flexible, mentor-led courses in Java, Test Automation, .NET, and more.

Timestamps:

1:30 – 5:59  How did Penka choose IT?

6:00- 10:30 Theoretical foundations of AI

10:30 – 14:59 The Data Delivery team in EPAM

15:00 – 17:20 The future of Data Engineering in EPAM

17:21 – 20:20 Working with data

20:21 – 24:59 How to stay up to date as a data engineer?

25:00 – 27:05 Data Engineering and AI

27:06 - Outro

Zoltán Szeni, Vice President of EPAM Systems and Head of People in EMEA, sat down with us to discuss the company’s recent developments and the evolving direction of its HR strategy. Reflecting on the past few years, one of the most striking trends has been EPAM’s expansion into new geographies. With offices now in multiple countries across Latin America and Asia, the company has welcomed a wave of new talent, broadening its global reach.

Jan Mazurek is a Business Analyst at EPAM Poland. He strongly believes that being a BA is more of a lifestyle rather than a simple day job. He also feels strongly about developing soft skills in the workplace. He argues that good communication skills are not only necessary for driving project success but also for having a good atmosphere in the office.

03:00 - Mentoring and training at EPAM

10:52 - Soft skills 

15:38 - Jan as a brand ambassador 

22:34 - End of the conversation

01:30 - 03:30 EPAM Romania’s Founding During the Pandemic

03:30 - 05:30 Overcoming Challenges and Rapid Growth

05:42 - 08:30 Strengths and Competencies of EPAM Romania

09:00 - 11:30 Remote to Hybrid: The Evolution of Team Collaboration

15:28 - 19:42 Future Plans and EPAM’s Role in Romania’s IT

0:00-1:20 Intro to podcast

1:21 – 7: 44 – Supporting single parents at the Parent Smart community

7:45 – 10:51  Single parents at the workplace

10: 52 – 14:52  single parents in society

14: 53 – 20:50 The journey of motherhood

20:51 - outro