Driving digital transformation with Altimetrik's Chief Architect | Big Ideas In App Architecture

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In this episode, David is joined by Head of Product Engineering and Chief Architect at Altimetrik, Ignacio Segovia. From revolutionizing product engineering to harnessing the power of cloud technologies, Ignacio breaks down the themes of digital transformation in today's rapidly evolving landscape, and how Altimetrik fosters cultural alignment and innovation on their engineering teams. Join as we discuss: - How Altimetrik approaches modernization and product engineering efforts across industries including financial services, payments, and more. - The importance of user satisfaction and how it drives technical decision-making across every architectural layer. - Insights into building high-performance teams, including Ignacio’s hiring principles and interview questions Driving digital transformation with Altimetrik's Chief Architect | Big Ideas In App Architecture 00:00 Introduction / Who is Ignacio Segovia? 03:33 What does Altimetrik do? 07:57 What brought Ignacio to Altemetrik? 11:51 The early days of iOS 15:59 Tackling modernization in fintech 21:15 Experiences in software design as a Chief Architect 25:56 Ignacio on trends including distributed systems, on-prem to cloud, microservices, and more 33:11 The importance of deriskification 35:52 Why Ignacio loves Netlify 38:52 How to become a Chief Architect 43:22 Why you shouldn't expect repetition 44:56 How to build a great team (Hiring tips) 48:24 How to keep up with tech trends Big Ideas In App Architechture is a #techpodcast presented by Cockroach Labs for architects and engineers who are building modern, data-intensive applications and systems. In each weekly episode, an innovator joins host David Joy to share useful insights from their experiences building reliable, scalable, maintainable systems. Listen and subscribe at https://cockroa.ch/3PVpT2S