[Draft] My tech career abroad

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1. My tech career abroad Felipe Barbosa ! felipe@hey.com " @felipernb
2. Who am I? » BSc. in Computer Science - UFCG » Senior Software Engineer at Netflix » Previously Staff Software Engineer at Spotify » I'm also a dad of two toddlers ! , and I love riding bicycles for fun " . ! @felipernb
3. My path ! @felipernb
4. Education and early career » I graduated in 2009 at UFCG » Before graduating I was: » Working as a freelancer and consultant » Intern student at the Distributed Systems Lab at UFCG » Participating in open source projects » Speaking at tech conferences ! @felipernb
5. 2010 - CPV ✈ MAD ! @felipernb
6. Tuenti ! @felipernb
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8. My job » I worked as a front-end engineer on core features of the social network such as: » Feed » Photos » Messaging » And the UI for users who subscribed to Tuenti's mobile operator ! @felipernb
9. Cultural characteristics » Direct communication - no filters and sometimes very confrontational » Most people don't speak English (tech companies are an exception) » Portuñol ≠ Spanish » Tuenti followed standard practices and processes among startups ! @felipernb
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11. 2012 - MAD ✈ STO ! @felipernb
12. Spotify ! @felipernb
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14. My job » In almost 7 years at Spotify, I worked at: » Integration with social networks » Spotify Desktop App » Spotify Web Player » Spotify playback stack for Web, Chromecast, TVs and video game consoles » Spotify Connect ! @felipernb
15. » In 2015 I was promoted to Staff Software Engineer and my responsibilities included: » leading cross-team projects such as big architectural decisions and standardization efforts » defining technical interview guidelines » leading initiatives to improve engineer effectiveness for Web developers ! @felipernb
16. Cultural characteristics » Flat hierarchy » Consensus-based decision making process » Introvert culture » Freedom to experiment new things ! @felipernb
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18. 2018 - STO ✈ SFO ! @felipernb
19. Netflix ! @felipernb
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21. My Job » As a Senior Software Engineer I work with: » The video player for Web browsers and Chromecast » The adaptive streaming engine for Web and TVs » What I do is not noticeable by users if it works well :) » I've worked on interactive titles such as Black Mirror: Bandersnatch ! @felipernb
22. Cultural characteristics » Freedom & responsibility (Netflix mantra) » Netflix only hires experienced professionals » Quick decision making » High-stakes competition ! @felipernb
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24. Q&A ! @felipernb