TechLead-Story: Hannes Sachsenhofer, CTO at Adliance

Team

Size and Roles:

• Small startup with five members in the development team, including regulatory support.
• Fluid roles with developers involved in both coding and project management tasks.

Organizational Structure:

• Tailored organization based on individual customer projects, adopting classic sprints or agile methods as needed.
• Advantage in flexibility to adapt to customer structures but may pose challenges in accommodating diverse customer processes.

Distinctive Aspects:

• Emphasis on overall flexibility, allowing partial remote work, varied working hours, and integration of freelancers.
• Personalized work environments for each team member's preferences and a focus on creating a conducive work atmosphere.

Recruiting

Integration in Recruiting Process:

• As a startup, the development team actively manages the recruiting process.

Onboarding Procedure:

• Tailored onboarding based on the familiarity of new members with the tech stack.
• Quick involvement in specific customer projects to avoid extensive introductory periods.

Qualities Beyond Technical Skills:

• Value placed on learning readiness and curiosity about new technologies.
• Emphasis on adaptability over prior experience with specific tech stacks.
• Importance of personal fit within the team, workflows, and project execution style.

Technologies

Technical Challenges:

• Challenges in integrating with legacy systems, especially in the medical field.
• Stringent regulatory requirements for software classified as a medical product.

Technologies in Use:

• Primary focus on .NET Core for web applications, covering full-stack development.
• Utilization of various technologies based on project requirements, including Angular, Vue.js, Ionic, Winforms.
• Cloud-based operations using Azure PaaS, with ticketing and CI/CD through Azure DevOps.

Evolution of Technology:

• Founded during .NET Core's beta phase, with subsequent challenges during migration.
• Positive evolution and improvement of .NET Core and its ecosystem, leading to satisfaction with the platform choice.