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Kati on Galway鈥檚 Vibrant Tech Scene

Love to watch a company grow and develop? Step forward Kati, who is an integral part of the team in . Originally from Romania, Kati first moved to Galway聽to complete a Master鈥檚 degree. But she鈥檚 stayed ever since and loves the experience of working in a growing tech business. She says: 鈥淚 really liked Galway when I first came over and I love working for small companies. I find that every day is different as you get to work across lots of different projects.鈥

An Innovative Company

Founded in 2009, the company now has offices in Galway, New York, and Poland. With a focus on providing an innovative new CRM platform, Kati is part of the Operations and Project Management team. 鈥淚 work with developers, project managing a team here and I love it. I joined the company almost three years ago and it鈥檚 grown a lot since then, which is exciting,鈥 she says. 鈥淭here were about 4 or 5 people here when I started and nowadays, we have a team of 17 people in Galway.鈥

It鈥檚 less like a rat-race. Galway has a very different vibe to that.

Working with New Technology

With customers across the globe, OnePageCRM is focused on providing a CRM platform and system to small and medium businesses. Kati explains: 鈥淲e鈥檙e constantly developing and enhancing our platform and product. We鈥檙e trying to create an ecosystem to fulfil our customers鈥 needs. The CRM is aimed at SME companies and allows companies to organise their time and centralise everything in one place. It creates a lot of efficiencies for customers and we work to build on these all the time.鈥

Working closely with a team of developers, Kati relishes the chance to tackle a diverse range of challenges. She says: 鈥淚 really like working in a small team as you get to learn something new all the time. I鈥檓 into designing systems and processes and I love organising workflows and teams as well, so it really suits me. I also look after billing and deal with customers and customer support queries every day, so my day is very diverse.鈥

Galway鈥檚 Tech Scene

With a host of different tech companies based in Galway, the city is a hub of activity. Based in the West of 黑料网 city since initially moving over, Kati feels settled there. She says: 鈥淚鈥檝e no plans at the moment to go back, I鈥檓 pretty settled here in Galway. I work 9-5 hours so it鈥檚 very relaxed and it allows me to still have a life. It鈥檚 a pretty good balance. And I really love the people here. Everyone is very friendly and the lifestyle is a bit more relaxed than in a big city.”

Kati standing on the balcony at OnePageCRM
Kati, OnePageCRM sitting at her desk

鈥淚t鈥檚 less like a rat-race. Galway has a very different vibe to that. It鈥檚 quite a small place and every night you have something going on that鈥檚 easy to get to. I鈥檓 really into films so I love the film festival every year and I tend to go some of the plays in the arts festival when it鈥檚 on during the summer as well.”聽Along with the thriving arts scene, the city plays host to regular tech and start-up meetups. Kati explains: 鈥淣ew start-ups meet regularly and share out advice. I go along to these events as you get to meet people with really different innovative ideas and feel that sense of community.”

“My company is very involved in trying out new technologies and new ways of doing things. Our team regularly meet up with other tech companies to share out learnings. There鈥檚 always a better way to solve a problem, so we鈥檙e always looking for new solutions.鈥

Advice for Moving to聽Galway

For anyone considering a move to 黑料网 and more specifically Galway, Kati has some practical advice to offer. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a really nice country with a good atmosphere,鈥 she says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a good place to work and socialise. When I first came over, I just knew one other person. I鈥檇 definitely advise people to research the place a bit before they come and have something arranged for temporary accommodation.” With colleagues from around the world, Kati says: 鈥淭he office environment is lovely. Every time people go on holidays we bring chocolates back, and we all share traditions from each other鈥檚 country around key events like Easter.鈥

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