Happy Developer Podcast

Povilas Godliauskas

Conversations about the happiness and well-being of software developers and their organizations. Povilas is a psychologist, lecturer, and consultant.

  1. 13/05/2024

    #19 - Algirdas Zalatoris: Career in Tech Recruitment

    Algirdas Zalatoris is a digital nomad and senior technical recruiter with a background in psychology. During his career, he worked at several famous technology companies, including Booking.com, Revolut, and Toptal." PODCAST LINKS: - Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s SOCIAL: - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt/ - LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/ - Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas CHAPTERS: (0:00) Intro (0:57) Who is Algirdas? (2:37) Algirdas as a developer (5:18) Recruiting Kotlin developers (7:57) Pulse of the talent pool (19:40) Standing out from the crowd (29:05) Standing out as an engineer (33:55) Considering ethical aspects (43:37) Challenging company's tactics (51:13) Dealing with unreasonable requests (55:15) Algirdas's biggest career mistake (59:06) Advice for (junior) tech recruiters (1:13:29) Challenging vs. getting into conflict (1:16:12) Recruiter vs. recruitment partner (1:28:14) Learning technical concepts (1:36:53) (Not) burning out as a recruiter (1:43:15) Life as a digital nomad (1:52:35) Favorite podcasts (1:54:17) Outro

    1h 58m
  2. 26/03/2024

    #18 - Darja Šmite: Researching Remote Work

    Darja Šmite is a professor at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden, Guest Researcher at SINTEF in Norway, and the Co-Owner of Future Steps consulting AB. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Latvia. PODCAST LINKS: - Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s SOCIAL: - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt/ - LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/ - Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas CHAPTERS: (0:00) Intro (1:20) Darja's professional background (2:53) Becoming a software engineer (11:29) Influence of Darja's parents (20:49) Human aspects of software engineering (24:53) Becoming a researcher (33:27) Mandatory office presence (40:10) Frustrations of software engineers (40:48) "My team is distributed, but I'm still forced to attend the office." (46:45) "I attend the office, but my team members don't like each other." (1:04:43) "We have co-presence online, but we still have to attend the office." (1:14:27) Key trends in research (1:20:34) AI in software engineering (1:27:34) AI's influence on creativity and art (1:35:39) Being an "IT mother" (1:46:34) Working with Spotify (1:51:08) Outro

    1h 53m
  3. 29/12/2023

    #16 - Šarūnas Dignaitis: Career in Education Tech

    Šarūnas Dignaitis is a consultant, educator, and the CEO of various startups and organizations, including Moxliukas, TechSavvy.lt, and EdTech Lithuania. SUPPORT UKRAINE VIA: - "Blue/Yellow for Ukraine": https://blue-yellow.lt/en - "Stiprūs kartu": https://stipruskartu.lt - "Red Cross": https://www.aukok.lt/projektai/Musu-sirdys-ir-rankos-Ukrainai PODCAST LINKS: - Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s SOCIAL: - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt/ - LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/ - Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas CHAPTERS: (0:00) Intro (1:28) Who is Šarūnas? (4:20) Studying geography in the UK (13:18) Kitesurfing for stress management (17:09) Feeling homesick abroad (20:32) Becoming the CEO of a nonprofit (28:33) Problems with corporate training (44:30) Should education be entertaining? (53:31) Becoming the COO of a bootcamp (1:02:14) Being a freelancer/co-founder (1:08:03) The purpose of stuff/money (1:14:35) Šarūnas's project #1: "Moxliukas" (1:22:14) Šarūnas's project #2: "EdTech Lithuania" (1:24:35) Different forms of happiness/well-being (1:30:35) Education in the prison system (1:34:52) Šarūnas's project #3: "Tech Savvy" (1:37:06) Šarūnas's project #4: "Technologijų ritmu" (1:37:50) Outro

    1h 40m
  4. 24/09/2023

    #15 - Jonas Simanavičius: Leading a Blockchain Startup

    Jonas Simanavičius is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and the Co-Founder and CTO at Syntropy, a multi-chain data availability layer, providing a decentralized and scalable way to access, retrieve and interact with real-time and historical on-chain data. SUPPORT UKRAINE VIA: - "Blue/Yellow for Ukraine": https://blue-yellow.lt/en - "Stiprūs kartu": https://stipruskartu.lt - "Red Cross": https://www.aukok.lt/projektai/Musu-sirdys-ir-rankos-Ukrainai PODCAST LINKS: - Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s SOCIAL: - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt/ - LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/ - Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas CHAPTERS: (0:00) Intro (4:35) Average day in Jonas's life (6:53) Jonas's hobbies/free time (11:00) Jonas's interest in music (16:01) Work-life blending (25:56) Managing ADHD symptoms (33:10) Managing stress and burnout (44:38) Turning stress into growth (48:15) Dealing with intimidation (57:33) Jonas's upbringing/childhood (1:11:08) Jonas's definition of success (1:16:16) Purpose of entrepreneurship (1:38:46) Purpose of innovation (1:41:36) Purpose of life (1:49:40) Outro

    1h 52m
  5. 30/08/2023

    #14 - Adas Bradauskas: Becoming a Product Person

    Adas Bradauskas is a product manager with a background in psychology, currently leading the Head of Guild at Wix Lithuania. Attention: due to some technical issues with my microphone, the audio quality of the recording at 1:52:06 decreased. Sorry for that! SUPPORT UKRAINE VIA: - "Blue/Yellow for Ukraine": https://blue-yellow.lt/en - "Stiprūs kartu": https://stipruskartu.lt - "Red Cross": https://www.aukok.lt/projektai/Musu-sirdys-ir-rankos-Ukrainai PODCAST LINKS: - Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s SOCIAL: - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt/ - LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/ - Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas CHAPTERS: (0:00) Intro (2:01) Who is Adas? (3:42) Having a background in psychology (12:33) Talking about needs at work (16:41) Adas's interest in ethics (25:01) Adas's interest in superheroes (29:04) Ethics of gratitude (31:58) Ethics of parenting (37:10) Ethics of toy "smartphones" (42:31) Adas's career path (43:34) Getting into tech recruitment (48:20) Getting into product marketing (52:15) Getting into product management (1:03:20) Expressing gratitude (1:08:33) Product roles and areas (1:10:17) Product Manager (PM) (1:12:00) Product Owner (1:16:42) Technical Product Owner (1:19:58) Business Analyst (1:24:55) Project Manager (1:33:09) Who does user research? (1:37:45) Who does wireframes? (1:39:46) Is PM a jack of all trades? (1:46:49) How to build trust? (1:52:06) Outro

    1h 54m
  6. 23/04/2023

    #12 - Tomas Peluritis: Becoming a Data Person

    Tomas Peluritis is a data engineer, team leader, and the founder and host of Duomenu Dede (Uncle Data), a podcast about all things data: engineering, analytics, science, and leadership. SUPPORT UKRAINE VIA: - "Blue/Yellow for Ukraine": https://blue-yellow.lt/en - "Stiprūs kartu": https://stipruskartu.lt - "Red Cross": https://www.aukok.lt/projektai/Musu-sirdys-ir-rankos-Ukrainai PODCAST LINKS: - Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s SOCIAL: - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt/ - LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/ - Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas CHAPTERS: (0:00) Intro (3:00) Optimism (7:27) Growing up (12:50) Proving others wrong (17:04) Hating programming (24:34) Hating university (36:55) Hating your first job (38:22) Falling in love with SQL (44:07) Data roles and areas (45:14) Data engineer (47:23) DWH developer (49:58) Data developer (55:37) Data analyst (58:50) Data engineer vs. analyst (I) (1:01:27) Analytics engineer (1:03:35) Data engineer vs. analyst (II) (1:05:02) Data scientist (1:07:55) Data science modeling (1:10:12) Academia vs. business (1:18:58) Machine learning (1:21:01) Deep learning (1:21:16) Artificial intelligence (1:23:04) Abusing the term "AI" (1:25:26) Machine translation (1:28:26) Career lessons learnt (1:29:30) Having fun with data (1:30:18) Trying out new things (1:36:08) Taking long walks (1:40:56) Waking up early (1:41:22) Spending time with family (1:45:12) Open communication (1:46:19) "Uncle Data" (1:48:34) Outro

    1h 50m

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Conversations about the happiness and well-being of software developers and their organizations. Povilas is a psychologist, lecturer, and consultant.