My favorite movie
Every time I travel to the states, I bring a few Dr. Peppers from the airport and we watch Forest Gump drinking those with my daughter š„°
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Best way to get me excited about something
Just throw me a challenge, the harder the better š„·š¤
This is why I love coding, there's always something to learn, something to fix, something to improve.
Full storyProud moment
When I joined Candor, it makes me proud to work in a product like this.
It motivated me to continue to learn more every day, and to be as much professional as I can be. Also it felt fantastic to have folks who I can learn from every day!
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My mom convinced me to take a classical dance class when I was 15
She told me I'd become a millionaire because dance partners were scarce those days š
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I really admire teammates who areā¦
Innovating using new technologies
Kindness, resourcefulness, curiosity
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How I relax
Tennis/padel match or worship music, It makes all my worries go away š¾
Ice-cream and movie, but I tend to fall asleep
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Today, I'm interviewing after 18 years being an entrepreneur/self employed.
It freaks me out...
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Deleted wrong EC2 Instance b/c AWS interface glitch, but there were backups
Always read confirmation modals !!!!!!!
Full storyWhen I'm stressed, you might notice meā¦
Just a bit tired.
Let's connect first on how we're doing in our personal life, then back to business.
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Most fulfilling project I've worked on
I'm yet to find it. I built great products an solved great problems though.
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CSS cross-browser optimization. I hate that there isn't a standard yet.
Get me a great frontend developer
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I tend to suggest ways to improve things to others.
People might feel micromanaged...
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Things I'd love to learn
I'd love to work more on Python & Ruby, I really enjoyed working with it
Always been on the backend, but I'd love to experiment with React in production.
Full storyMy areas for growth
Should not work on weekends..
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You can ask me about
Teammates see Matias at work as...
Matti really thinks through a problem not just from an eng standpoint but also from the user's view as well. He's one of the most hardworking people I know and it's such a pleasure to jam with him on product problems!
Full storyI like to get feedback when its givenā¦
Don't wait to say something important to me, everybody makes mistakes.
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My core values
Life is short, let's make a great use of our time on earth.
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not much time left for hobbies
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I love challenges, and love helping others solve their problems.
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You will make my freakin day if youā¦
My door is always open
Full storyMy superpowers
Building an awesome culture at work is 10x more important than hitting goals. Anybody can copy a product with time and money, but great products are built by encouraged teams.
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I can fully concentrate, watch the flowers to think, hear the birds on my window, have a great air conditioner, great devices, what else can I ask for?
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My favorite books š
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Things that deeply motivate meā¦
Proud moment
Coordinated a remote team supporting the API, infrastructure & apps running in photo booths using windows, linux and android, processing millions of photos from cruises and hotels.š¢
I joined the startup when the founding team left. All the induction I got from the original founder was a 20 minutes phone call, for a product with over 5 years of development. The rest I had to figure out by myself š¤·āāļø
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