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What are the basics you should know about the VPs of Engineering at CAKE.com?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ljubomir Simin<\/strong> is a software enthusiast, hardware hacker, and food aficionado. Currently the VP of Engineering at Clockify<\/a> \u2014 the world\u2019s best time tracker<\/a>, according to Forbes \u2014 Ljubomir successfully leads a team of 55 developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola Bosic<\/strong> is a full-stack developer, who enjoys building sustainable software solutions and solving concrete problems. As VP of Engineering on Pumble<\/a>, Nikola is currently in charge of leading a team of 25 developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos Jovanovic<\/strong> is a tech fanatic with extensive experience in software development. He loves clean code and home decorating. At the moment, he\u2019s using this experience in his role as VP of Engineering at Plaky<\/a>, leading a team of 22 developers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that we\u2019re done with the introductions, let\u2019s move on to the Q & A with Ljubomir, Nikola, and Milos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: Since the growth of Clockify in all fields implies the expansion of technical teams, it is necessary to constantly improve processes, cooperation, and the way we share knowledge and information. In that light, I’m always trying to find the next inefficiency that we could optimize \u2014 regardless of whether it’s an architectural or organizational problem \u2014 to figure out a way to work more reliably and consistently. The good thing about it is that it often involves me talking, and I like to do that. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: I am currently preparing Pumble to be able to handle third-party integrations. I enjoy working on this \u2014 it is a challenging technical task and it will allow our users to use Pumble in any way they imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: I\u2019m wearing multiple hats at the moment, covering management and engineering areas. I must admit, engineering is definitely something I enjoy more. Maybe my favorite part about it is working on infrastructure. There are numerous challenges \u2014 but also great results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: Growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: Intense\/productive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: Inception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: Clockify released the largest number of major features to date with the least number of regressions by far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola: <\/strong>We managed to expand the team without losing much productivity and without a lot of bureaucracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos: <\/strong>Last year we went live with Plaky, and that alone was a huge success. Next to that, we managed to grow our development team by 300%. That was challenging, but I think we did a great job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: So many teams worked hard on all parts of the feature lifecycle that I can’t single out one. Behind every major feature (which you can see on our roadmap https:\/\/clockify.me\/roadmap<\/a>), there are countless hours invested in specification, design, implementation, test automation, and infrastructure management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: We finished the video conferencing feature at the very end of 2022. That\u2019s the feature I\u2019m most proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: Live updates, no doubt. Whenever someone makes a change in data, that change is instantly visible to other users. We made the whole application much more interactive. Everybody loves this feature!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: The most difficult part was to make sure that everyone in the team gets stimulating tasks adapted to their interests and abilities. With so many new colleagues, it was necessary to invest additional effort in the preparation of tasks (investigation, coming up with architecture, discovering dependencies). So, the biggest challenge was to organize work in such a way that everyone feels sufficiently challenged, to ensure they get an opportunity to grow, and that they are satisfied with their contribution to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: The biggest challenge was expanding our team and onboarding new colleagues. Namely, in the previous year, a lot of new colleagues joined our team. The challenge was to onboard them seamlessly and not let it affect our productivity. We managed to do that successfully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: Management-wise, finding good people to bring into the team. That\u2019s a time-consuming process \u2014 you need to be focused, and there are a lot of downs. In engineering, there were a lot of challenges. I think the biggest challenge is performance. You\u2019re never completely satisfied, and there\u2019s always room for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: I schedule an event in my calendar (or a series of events, if necessary) to create time and space in my head to devote myself to the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: I like to think about the problem I\u2019m facing in silence. After I collect my thoughts and consider different solutions, I usually consult with my colleagues. Since our company is already pretty large, there\u2019s a great chance that someone has already faced a similar challenge. They probably overcame it \u2014 more or less successfully. If they solved a similar problem successfully, I know what I can do \u2014 follow their lead. If their solution was unsatisfactory, I know what not to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: My advice is to think the problem through and then sleep on it. Usually, the solution becomes much clearer in the morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: I don’t have time to watch movies. As far as books are concerned, I managed to read Persepolis Rising<\/em> from the Expanse series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: I\u2019m usually not inspired by movies, series, or books. However, I was inspired by Messi winning the FIFA World Cup in 2022. It was well deserved. He truly crowned his career with this achievement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: I\u2019m not that much into books and movies, but here\u2019s something similar: I enjoy listening to Neil deGrasse Tyson talking about science and explaining all sorts of everyday things through the eyes of an astrophysicist. I became a huge fan last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: Uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: Intensity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: Growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: Launching a marketplace for third-party addons for Clockify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: We\u2019re planning to seriously improve the user experience on all our applications. That\u2019s something we\u2019ll be working on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: Our biggest plan is to do everything we can to enable people and businesses to move to our platform with their existing projects and data. Next to that, we\u2019re working on introducing paid plans and some of the premium features which will be available within them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: I’m an engineer \u2014 it’s hard for me to compare which features are more important than others. That’s the job of the Product team. \ud83d\ude42 In addition to the Marketplace, we are also working on expanding the functionality of most features on Clockify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: We will start working on integrations with other software apps. That is what is most important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: Integrations, generally speaking. It\u2019s a broad topic covering integration with different apps \u2014 both inbound and outbound \u2014 and data integration for organizations wanting to transition to Plaky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ljubomir<\/strong>: Retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikola<\/strong>: This is a good question! I have<\/em> been thinking about this. First of all, I think remote work (in some form) is here to stay. There\u2019s no turning back from that, although I don\u2019t like it. I work from the office and I think it\u2019s amazing when we all are in one place, together. So, I think the future of work is somewhere in between remote and in-office work models. I don\u2019t mean a hybrid model of work (working 2 days in the office and 3 from home), but rather a VR version of remote work. Virtual and augmented reality tools will enable us to feel more connected, no matter where we work from. I think that\u2019s the future. We\u2019ll see when it\u2019ll become reality. To sum up, the future of work is working from home with the help of VR or AR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Milos<\/strong>: In light of recent developments in AI and robotics, I hope humanity will avoid all pessimistic scenarios and reach a state where everybody can work less, especially when speaking of manual labor.<\/p>\n\n\n \n Scale your business with CAKE.com tools<\/p>\n \n Increase productivity and grow your organization with Clockify, Pumble, and Plaky.<\/p>\n \n CAKE.com’s VPs of Engineering share their thoughts on the previous year at CAKE.com and expectations and plans for the present one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thought-leaders"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nQuestion #1: What are you currently working on, and what\u2019s your favorite part about it? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #2: How would you recap 2022 in one word? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #3: What was your greatest professional success in 2022? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #4: What feature developed in 2022 are you most proud of? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #5: What was your biggest challenge last year? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #6: Since you’ve successfully overcome your greatest challenges last year, do you have some advice for our readers? What are some of the things you usually do to seek solutions to problems?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #8: The movie\/book that inspired you most in 2022?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #9: Your expectations from 2023 in one word? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #10: What are the biggest plans for 2023 for your product? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #11: What is the most important feature of your product you\u2019re planning on developing in 2023?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question #12: In your opinion, what is the future of work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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