31 |From software developer to a “Leader of Leaders” | Maria Soldatow, Head of Engineering at Otto

In this episode, I’ll be speaking to Maria Soldatow, a software developer by trade who made the transition from full-time coder to the head of her very own Engineering department. She takes us through her journey and what made her the leader she is today.

In the podcast, I’ll be discussing:

• Her growth from coding right through to management
• The skills and traits that do (and don’t!) make a successful engineering manager
• How finding out your teams’ motivations build more successful teams
• The importance of hiring for soft skills in software engineering
• Her thoughts on coding rounds and live coding as a hiring technique
• Her future aspirations as a ‘Leader of Leaders’
• Plus much more…

Follow Maria & Otto’s growth and development:

Linkedin: Maria Soldatow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OTTOinside Linkedin: hhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/otto/about/ Website: https://www.otto.de/unternehmen/de/

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