Yotewo™ Podcast #19 Building for Twenty Years - Ilia Volkov (DRW, bp, Vaticle, Binance, Facebook)

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00:00 Intro

02:02 How did Ilia get into software engineering industry and how was his. journey?

03:37 How was his hiring process with Facebook and Binance?

06:39 Why did Ilia end up choosing the UK as a country to settle?

11:19 What helped Ilia to stay adaptable in the industry?

14:26 What is the best way for companies to source talents?

16:36 What qualities is Ilia looking for in engineers when hiring? Is it more about experience or approach?

18:40 What are some best practices for building and managing effective teams?

23:40 When Ilia receives new offers to join teams, how does he evaluate the product?

29:20 What is Ilia's take on polygamy jobs?

32:49 How can early stage companies win talents over big companies?

34:51 What is Ilia's take on AI and code automation?

37:54 What's one skill that makes world-class software engineers?

39:55 Software engineering can get stressful. How to handle it?

41:55 Does Ilia have an ambition to build his own product?

Ilia Volkov

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilia-volkov-19324233/

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