Episode description
Episode description
Next, on The Recursive podcast we welcome an experienced engineer and a pioneer in the computer software industry in Bulgaria.
Boris Simandoff currently serves as the VP of Tech Innovations at Via, the on-demand transit tech company, born in the US. He’s also the General Manager of their engineering team in Bulgaria.
He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of software design, code optimization, and distributed network systems.
In his conversation with Georgi Nenov, Boris Simandoff shares the story of his first successful exit back in the days when venture capital was not available and the world startup didn’t even exist in Bulgaria.
He reflects on his career path - from managing big projects for the Oskar-winning rendering and 3D visualizations company Chaos Group to shaping the transit tech industry at Via Engineering.
In this episode, Simandoff talks about:
🚌 The Future of Transportation and how Via is changing the way people are moving around the world; 🚀 Why the only way to scale as a region is to invest in better education and develop the tech talent; (“Young people are focused on mission and impact. They can get the same salaries everywhere.”) 🔎 How to stay at the top of your game as a software engineer;