Could you tell us more about your day-to-day role at Layerise?

At Layerise, I am mostly working on front-end jobs such as building interfaces or creating some new features for the products. I usually start my day by checking my e-mails and following up with the most urgent tasks. Every morning, we also have an engineering huddle where we discuss the most important things like updating each other on our statuses, resolving issues, sharing our thoughts and ideas, or discussing things we are unsure of. Additionally, every two weeks we have “the start of the sprint” with other members of the engineering team where we are given specific tasks/ features we have to take care of and we arrange them by priority. This makes my day-to-day work very organized and structured. Even though I work remotely, it is very comfortable as we are currently a small team of engineers. Thus, it is very easy and pleasant to communicate with each member of the team, but also with the management. The management always listens to us, they are always available if we have any questions or if we need more input and data from them to complete tasks. Long story short, they are always open and willing to jump on calls with us. This makes remote work very possible, pleasant, and utterly successful.

What is the best thing about working at Layerise as a Senior full-stack Engineer?

The best thing about working at Layerise is definitely the impact we are making. Our work is so much different than what you would usually expect from other engineering jobs. Due to open communication, we are allowed to let our creativity run free and always apply our skills in real life. The goal here is not only to “make things work”, but to think in advance about the general consequences of each implementation. We never build an integration that would fit only one customer. We rather think outside the box and give prominence to further overall development. Moreover, my work is never getting “lost in the pile” as we are building products that are being used by the actual customers. This means that the quality of work is very high, which is really empowering for me and gives me a lot of motivation to do my job well.

How would you describe the difference between your current job and previous engineering jobs?

The biggest difference is definitely in communication styles. It often happened in my previous jobs that we wasted quite a lot of time on trivial tasks because of communication issues. Going back and forth inefficiently between each member of the team not only cost us our precious time, but sometimes our work just ended up being “thrown away”. This is unquestionably not the case at Layerise as our communication style is very open, transparent, and structured. I always know that I work as efficiently as possible and that my work will never be “forgotten”, but will be used by the customers pretty soon. This thought truly brings a new perspective to my field of work. Additionally, the projects I have been working on at Layerise have never been boring as I am always given very different and challenging tasks while working with the most modern technologies. My personal impact on Layerise’s communication and decision-making process is what really stands out in comparison to other companies I have worked for.

How does Layerise empower you to master your skills?

The fact that we are working on an incredibly modern technology stack has really enlarged my skillset and empowered my personal development. It is very challenging and exciting at the same time as I am working with something that is very valuable on the market right now. The more you become integrated into “this world”, the better expert you become in the current state of the top technology trends. Moreover, as a senior engineer, I am making actual impactful decisions, and thus, learning and growing my skillset every day is inevitable if I want to provide the best solutions for the needs of the system and ultimately of the product. This also motivates me to read the newest technological articles or watch videos from different conferences in my spare time to make sure I never stop growing. Once I see a new trend in technology coming up, I usually want to try it in real life. If it is a success, I always share it with my team and we discuss its possible implication.

What does Layerise mean for you?

Demanding, challenging, and empowering environment, where I am always being heard and respected. It is a place where I am free and encouraged to make my own decisions and carve my own unique career path. The company’s forward-thinking approach is very unique, especially since it is still at the relatively early stage of development. This has really shown me Layerise’s potential and thus, I am thrilled, humbled, and grateful to be a part of its family.