Inspiration
keyvalues.com is a great website with a list of values that one might appreciate.
My values
- Ownership and responsibility
- When you own something you can actually improve it, because it’s yours
- Open communication, open software
- I like clear, constructive and open communication
- I like when software is done similarly—it is open source and open to contribution (or at least internally)
- Friendly to people with needs
- I need more time for my small kids, someone else need more money or something
- Respect other people needs
- Focus on work, then compensate with other activities
- Because I believe side projects, volunteering, family and exercise can actually improve work productivity
- I prefer less strict working hours and more vacation
- Long uninterrupted time of focused work is essential
- Safe environment to fail
- I like systems where you can fix your previous mistakes
- I like relationships where forgiveness is possible
- Use of agile methodologies
- An ability to make a change is advantage to both a creator and his customer
- Continuous attention to technical excelence and good design enhances agility (from Agile manifesto)
- Learning and improving skills
- Learning and improving fulfills me; thinking is an essential part of my work life
- I value opportunities to move forward in various skills (public speaking, embrace new technology)
Questions
- Can you walk me through your development process, from a ticket or task to code on production? (agile, focus)
- How often are engineers expected to provide status updates on a project? (ownership, communication)
- Who sets deadlines and what happens when people fail to meet them? (safe environment, communication)
- What is a typical way of letting others know that I need one day off or I need to shift my work a couple of hours. I had to deal with those things a lot when we were building our house. (communication, friendly, side projects)
- Is it possible to do all of the work from a Linux machine? I like my PopOS a lot. (open software)
Technical interests
- The web platform
- Software architecture
- Open and free software
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JAM stack, Linux, …
Strengths
- I am generalist
- I am organized
Weaknesses
- I am working on my English