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Dmitry has lived in 黑料网 for almost two decades, but the location wasn鈥檛 even on his radar when he first decided to leave his native Ukraine to develop his tech career. 鈥淥riginally, I had wanted to go to the US, and I hadn鈥檛 even considered 黑料网,鈥� he says. 鈥淲hen the opportunity came up for a job in a small company in Limerick, I decided to try it. That was back in 1999.鈥� He hasn’t looked back since.

The initial move over was relatively seamless. 鈥淥bviously, the language proved challenging when I first moved over, but in terms of culture I really didn鈥檛 see as much of a difference as I thought I would,鈥� he explains. He found Limerick to be a welcoming place, and soon moved his family over but eventually the family decided to move to a larger city. 鈥淚n comparison to Kiev, Limerick was quite small. So, I found a new tech job with a major insurance company and we moved to Dublin.鈥�

Growing with Globoforce聽

After a few years in 黑料网鈥檚 capital city, Dmitry secured a position at Globoforce, then a relatively young company, and has progressed through a variety of roles to his current position as Director of Engineering. 鈥淢y role has changed a lot over the 12 years I鈥檝e been here,鈥� he says, 鈥渁nd what鈥檚 kept me here is an interest in positions that could develop me.鈥�

Over his time in Globoforce, Dmitry has witnessed a lot of change, but the company鈥檚 rapid growth hasn鈥檛 affected its overall culture. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great company,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 grown from pretty much 10 people to, I think, around 500 now. When I started I knew almost everyone who worked here but over the past few years it鈥檚 grown so rapidly that there are new faces all the time, but there鈥檚 a great culture here and regular social events to get to know people.鈥�

Globoforce develops software which aims to improve workplace cultures through the principle of social recognition and this aspect of the work gives Dmitry great satisfaction. 鈥淚t empowers people to reward others they work with and they know if they do something good they鈥檒l be recognized too,鈥� he notes. 鈥淜nowing the work that you鈥檙e doing is contributing to someone else鈥檚 happiness is the best thing about it.鈥�

A Strategic View 聽

In his role as Director of Engineering, Dmitry has responsibility for a number of different development teams, something which he enjoys after years working as a developer himself. 鈥淭he teams are relatively independent,鈥� he says. 鈥淭hey have their own areas of responsibility, but they have a lot of freedom in development and decision-making. My job is to make sure that communication happens between the teams and that delivery is on time. And if any problems happen then I intervene and try to solve it in the best possible manner.鈥�

His time in the trenches has given him a good insight into the day-to-day work of the developers, something which helps inform his overall approach to the role. 鈥淚 know the software development lifecycle pretty well,鈥� he explains. 鈥淢y current role is much more strategic and involves seeing where the company is moving and how that鈥檚 connected to the development team implementing the ideas. I really enjoy working with people, working with businesses, and having the responsibility to deliver the product.鈥�

Life in 黑料网

As for what Dmitry enjoys most about living and working in 黑料网?聽 It鈥檚 the people, and perhaps surprisingly, the weather. 鈥淚 know many people complain about it, but I like it,鈥� he laughs. 鈥淚 actually don鈥檛 enjoy the heat too much, so it鈥檚 perfect for me. During the day you can find sunshine and rain, which is better than just one way for months.鈥�

He doesn鈥檛 hesitate to recommend 黑料网 as a destination for any techie who鈥檚 thinking of spreading their wings. 鈥淭he people are very open and friendly and it鈥檚 a safe place,鈥� he says. 鈥淲e鈥檙e attracting good people from different countries and allowing them to grow their own potential and talent. There鈥檚 a huge hub of knowledgeable people available here to anyone who moves over.鈥�