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November 02, 2023Data practice at EPAM Portugal
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that’ game

(01:35) – Overview of the Data Practice in EPAM Portugal

(03:00) – EPAM Portugal’s current focus and expertise in Data

(04:30) – What exciting projects and tech stacks is the team currently involved in?

(07:00) – What specific skills or technologies are in high demand?

(11:30) – What is expected from potential candidates

(14:00) – What’s your favorite question during the tech interview?

(16:00) – What’s the difference between Data Engineer & Data Scientist?

(18:30) – What's your favorite misconception about Data that you'd like to debunk or highlight?

(20:30) – What career development opportunities exist for data professionals who join EPAM Portugal?

(22:00) – What’s the difference between being a team player at work and in sports?

(25:00) – What sets EPAM apart as a unique player in the Portuguese IT market?

(27:00) – Is AI a magic or a threat?

(31:30) – Outro
Produced, hosted, and edited by Anastasia Eliseeva
33 min
September 07, 2023EPAM Portugal: talking tech with Leonid Yashchuk
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that’ game
· (03:30) – EPAM Portugal in one word
(04:30) – EPAM Portugal's current tech focus & expertise

(06:10) – Technologies & projects of EPAM Portugal
· (10:00) – Team collaboration
(15:00) – Community initiatives of EPAM Portugal

(16:30) – Good candidate for EPAM Portugal

(18:00) – Advice for someone who wants to join EPAM Portugal

(18:30) – Outro
21 min
August 10, 2023Get to know EPAM Portugal
In our latest interview, we sat down with Andreia Lourenco, People Lead of EPAM Portugal, to gain valuable insights into EPAM Portugal’s progress and development.
Join in:
(00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that’ game
(02:50) – Overview of the first year of EPAM Portugal

(05:20) – What’s it like working in EPAM Portugal?

(07:00) – Updates on the EPAM Portugal progress

(08:00) – What’s the team of EPAM Portugal like?

(09:00) – How does it feel to lead such a diverse team?

(10:50) – Benefits of joining EPAM Portugal

(13:50) – Career and growth opportunities within EPAM Portugal

(16:00) – Support of work-life balance and well-being of EPAMers

(18:10) – Outro
21 min
July 20, 2023Learn more about SAP Practice in EPAM
SAP Practice in EPAM
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that’ game

(01:45) – What is SAP?

(03:05) – What are the priorities of the SAP Competency Center in EPAM?

(06:00) – What do SAP consultants and developers do in EPAM?

(08:30) – What’s the career path of SAP practitioners in EPAM like?

(10:45) – What are the learning & certification opportunities?

(13:00) – SAP Tech Talks. What’s the SAP community in EPAM like?

(14:40) – What’s changing for the SAP development with AI?

(16:45) – Current trends in SAP development

(17:30) – Why should an SAP specialist join EPAM?

(20:30) – What are business traveling and relocation opportunities within EPAM?

(22:15) – What specific skills and expertise of SAP professionals are we looking for?

(23:30) – Outro
26 min
June 30, 2023Expert interview with the Delivery Head Robert Fejes
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that' game

(03:50) – Myth or Truth #1: Delivery Manager (DM) is a technical role.

(08:00) – What’s unique about the DM role in EPAM’s context?

(10:50) – Myth or Truth #2: DM is needed on each
project.
(12:30) – What’s changing with the AI?

(16:35) – How to work with the geographically spread team?

(20:00) – Myth or Truth #3: As DM, you need to be available 24/7.

(22:40) – What are the key attributes of exceptional DMs?

(24:00) – Why do DM’s love their job?

(25:30) – Myth or Truth #4: As DM, you need to exceed customer
expectations.

(27:30) – Myth or Truth #5. DM can fix everything.
(29:30) – How to start a career path in Delivery Management?
(32:30) – What current technological trends should a DM know?

(33:40) – The most popular myth about the DM role.

(34:35) – Outro·
36 min
June 29, 202310 questions to a Lead Software Engineer
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that’ game

(01:30) – What’s your job in a nutshell?

(03:05) – What methodologies or frameworks do you prefer to use for software development, and why?

(06:30) – How do you ensure that your team follows best practices and maintains code quality?

(08:40) – How do you collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products?

(09:50) – How do you like to start and finish your working day?

(11:00) – How do you prioritize tasks and manage your time effectively in a fast-paced development environment?

(12:35) – What do you enjoy the most about being a Lead Engineer?

(14:00) – What one common myth or misconception about your job you’d like to call out?

(15:45) – What is your next tech challenge?

(16:15) – When you are not working, you can be found doing what?

(17:10) – Outro
19 min
April 20, 2023Get to know EPAM Greece: An Interview with the Country Co-Heads.
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that’ game

(03:30) – The IT story of EPAM Greece

(06:00) – How does EPAM serve our clients?

(08:00) – How does EPAM differ?

(09:00) – Updates on the EPAM Greek progress

(12:30) – What is the focus of EPAM Greece now?

(14:20) – How are the projects set up, and how do the teams work together?

(15:15) – Technology directions and competency centers of EPAM Greece

(19:10) – Career opportunities at EPAM Greece

(22:10) – What are the benefits of joining EPAM Greece?

(24:40) – What people are we looking for to make the future of EPAM Greece?

(26:40) – EPAM Greece team culture

(29:25) – Best experience in Greece

(31:00) – How to join EPAM Greece?

(34:35) – Outro
37 min
March 30, 2023 How to build a career of a Solution Architect at EPAM?
We continue our Solution Architecture expert series. Today’s expert is Andrei Egorov, Solution Architect, who has more than 20 years of experience in IT, six of which at EPAM.
Timestamps:
·       (00:00) – Intro, “This or that game”
·       (01:45) – Myth or Truth #1: A Solution Architect (SA) is an advanced engineer.
·       (07:35) – Myth or Truth #2: Software architecture is a technical solution to a problem.
·       (11:45) – Solution Architecture School at EPAM.
·       (13:30) – Technology mentoring program at EPAM.
·       (14:20) – Initiatives of the SA Competency center at EPAM.
·       (16:45) – Myth or Truth #3: SAs don’t code.
·       (19:45) – Myth or Truth #4: A SA is a manager.
·       (23:25) – Architectural cutter program.
·       (27:50) – Myth or Truth #5: SAs are “responsible” for the failure or success of the product.
·       (29:30) – How to move to a SA career?
·       (31:45) – Outro
34 min
March 02, 20235 Myths about Tech consultancy: an expert opinion
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro, “This or that game.”

(02:20) – Myth or Truth#1: Consulting = Delivery.

(04:15) – Myth or Truth#2: The intensity of consulting projects is the same as delivery.

(07:15) – Myth or Truth #3: Reusing artifacts from previous consultancy projects for future ones is easy.

(08:20) – Myth or Truth#4: It’s the result of consultancy that matters.

(13:17) – Myth or Truth #5: Having tech skills is enough to become a tech consultant.

(19:20) – Outro.
N.B: This IT coffee break podcast has been recorded in collaboration with the Magenta Podcast Studio at Magenta Experience Center in Prague.
22 min
February 02, 2023 5 Myths about UX Design: an expert opinion
Is it true that user experience and user interface are the same?
Is the field of UX Design really driven by technology?
We asked Aleksei Suprunov, a Senior Designer at EPAM, to bust the most widespread myths about User experience design.
Tune in to find out what we learned.
Timestamps:
· (00:00) – Intro, “This or that game”
· (01:25) – Myth or Truth #1: UX = UI.
· (07:05) – Myth or Truth #2: UX is expensive.
· (09:55) – Myth or Truth #3: UX is everyone’s cup of tea.
· (11:25) – Myth or Truth #4: UX is driven by technology.
· (14:35) – Myth or Truth #5: It’s easy to find a job or shift to a Designer career.
· (22:35) – Outro
26 min

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