— A Mews R&D MiniPodcast on team engagement, managing remotely & learning from experience

Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series! Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.

In this episode, Jan Meissner sits down with Vladimír Pinďura, Engineering Manager in Connectivity, to explore the challenges and rewards of leading a distributed team. Vladimír shares how he keeps his team engaged across distances, measures success beyond numbers, and fosters continuous learning through dedicated sessions. 

They discuss the impact of visiting customers in person — what it means for team motivation and connection to the product — and reflect on strategies Vladimír thought would work but ended up rethinking.

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— A Mews R&D MiniPodcast on engineering growth, backend switch-ups & building multicurrency

Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series! Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.

In this episode, our R&D Community Lead, Jan Meissner, talks with Magdalena Piątek, Senior Software Engineer at Mews, about her inspiring transition from frontend to backend — and how that shift led her to lead the development of our multicurrency feature in the fintech domain.

Magda shares how curiosity, a supportive team, pair coding sessions, and real-world learning (including online courses and hands-on development) helped her grow into her new role. She dives into the mindset shift between frontend and backend, how working closely with PMs, support teams, and even Stripe has expanded her business thinking.

The conversation also touches on mentorship, developing soft skills, and the value of stepping outside the comfort zone — both within Mews and through her involvement with Czechitas.

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— A Mews R&D MiniPodcast on what it takes to design for guests — inside a B2B product

Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series! Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.

In this episode, our R&D Community Lead, Jan Meissner, talks with Adi Tamches, Senior Product Designer at Mews, who focuses on crafting the guest experience — from check-in to check-out and beyond.

Adi dives into what it means to design for B2C users in a predominantly B2B product, and how real guest feedback and close collaboration with hospitality-savvy colleagues inform the work. She also touches on how even occasional team exposure to the product in real-world contexts can offer valuable perspective — helping the team stay aligned with the needs of both guests and operators.

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— A Mews R&D MiniPodcast about turning hospitality insights into product impact

Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series! Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.

In this episode, our R&D Community Lead, Jan Meissner, chats with Sylvia Tang, Product Manager in the Connectivity team at Mews. Sylvia shares her journey—from studying at hotel school to starting in Mews customer support, all the way to her current role in product.

With a deep passion for numbers and systems thinking, Sylvia found her way into product management not by working directly with the Mews system, but by working around it—closely collaborating with customers, integration partners, and third-party developers to shape how Mews connects with the wider hospitality ecosystem.

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— A Mews R&D MiniPodcast about one engineer’s journey through roles in backend and management

Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series! Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.

In this episode, our R&D Community Lead, Jan Meissner, sits down with Ondra Heřmánek, Staff Backend Engineer and true Mews veteran. Together, they explore Ondra’s fascinating career path — from hands-on backend engineering to leading teams as Head of Backend and Engineering Manager, and ultimately returning to his roots as a Staff Engineer.

What drives someone to step away from management and back into code? What lessons does Ondra carry from each role? And how does it shape the way he works today?

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In this episode, R&D Community Lead Jan Meissner sits down with our CEO, Matt Welle, for a behind-the-scenes look at how Mews evolved from whiteboard wireframes to a leading hospitality platform used by thousands.

From launching a PMS with zero lines of code to learning what it really takes to set up a product team, Matt shares how deep hospitality pain and constant iteration shaped Mews' tech DNA.

One moment that might surprise you: Matt didn't go for the obvious choice when asked which R&D team he’d join as an engineer. You’ll have to listen to find out.

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— A Mews R&D podcast on mechanical keyboards and developer obsession

Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series! Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.

In this new episode, our R&D Community Lead, Jan Meissner, chats with Václav Kučera, our Staff Backend Engineer and passionate mechanical keyboard enthusiast. They dive deep into Václav’s love for custom keyboards, his role as a Czech mechanical keyboard meetup organizer, and why this niche hobby resonates so strongly with engineers. Get ready for clicky switches, keycap talk, and a whole lot of keyboard nerdery.

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Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series!
Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.

In this first episode, our R&D Community Lead, Jan Meissner, chats with Hugo Oliveira, our Director of R&D Enablement. They dive into Hugo’s journey, the role of enablement in tech organizations, and what it really takes to make engineering teams thrive.
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In this episode, Jan chats with our Director of Design Operations, Diego Nuñez.

Diego is one of the latest additions to the team, but his experience and fresh eyes to what we do in Mews made him a perfect guest. You may notice we changed beer for water. It has its reasons, but who knows, maybe the next guest will have the same treatment.

Apart from beer, we covered Diego's path from a marketing guy for the Renault F1 team to design system. How does he view the role of UX research, design system and other roles. And what does design and a trip from Alicante to Ibiza has in common?

One quote that defines the discussion and Diego's world view is: "We're not artists, we're designers."

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In this episode, Jan Meissner, our R&D Community Lead chats with our VPs of Engineering—Ryan Tomlinson, who leads the Platform team, and Conor Winders, who leads the Product team—about their journey to Mews and how they collaborate.

Ryan and Conor have been with Mews for about two years. They both came from large corporations but have experience with small startups. They are avid runners and smart home fans, and they are both committed to delivering excellent products with exceptional teams. What are the dynamics of their collaboration, and is there anything they disagree on?

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