Software engineer, Berlin
I build software, and the teams that build it.
14 years as an engineer and engineering manager. I write about backend engineering, AI agents and hiring, and help teams hire well.
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Effective Interviewing (Part 1): Know What You Actually Want
Most interview advice targets candidates. Here is the hiring manager's side: define the role, separate must-haves from nice-to-haves, and align your job description, ad and rubric before you talk to anyone.
Things I've built
- Billino Invoicing for freelancers and businesses in Europe and the US, with e-invoice PDFs and DATEV exports.
- Witnes Privacy first analytics and frontend performance, so you can see what each visitor experienced without cookies.
- bufferq A sidecar for your API that decides whether each caller is admitted, deferred or rejected.
About
I'm Christos, a software engineer based in Berlin. I've spent 14 years building products and leading engineering teams.