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Mews R&D Podcast
Hosted by Jan Meissner, our R&D Community Lead, this podcast takes you behind the scenes with Mews' engineering, design, product management, content design, data science, and more. Explore the stories, collaborations, and insights that fuel innovation across the company.
Mews R&D Podcast
Ondra Heřmánek: I learned I was too soft to be a manager
— A Mews R&D MiniPodcast about one engineer’s journey through roles in backend and management
Welcome to the Mews R&D mini podcast series! Bite-sized conversations with the people behind our tech – short interviews, fresh insights, and more guests from across Mews R&D. Stay tuned for stories, ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of how we build.
In this episode, our R&D Community Lead, Jan Meissner, sits down with Ondra Heřmánek, Staff Backend Engineer and true Mews veteran. Together, they explore Ondra’s fascinating career path — from hands-on backend engineering to leading teams as Head of Backend and Engineering Manager, and ultimately returning to his roots as a Staff Engineer.
What drives someone to step away from management and back into code? What lessons does Ondra carry from each role? And how does it shape the way he works today?
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