#LIVECHAT with software engineering experts from ManoMano & Apiumhub

It will be an open Q&A session, where all attendees can ask questions in real time and actively participate in a discussion.

Agenda
6:30pm - Opening of the meetup
7pm - Kick off by Apiumhub
7:05pm - Welcome words
7:10pm - #LIVECHAT with Philippe DONON, Head of Engineering @ ManoMano about opening a scale-up Tech Hub in Barcelona
7:40pm - #LIVECHAT with Severn Everett, backend expert @ Apiumhub about software development challenges, trends and insights
8:10pm - Drinks
9pm - Closing

Speakers

Philippe Donon, Head of Engineering @ ManoMano
My name is Philippe, I'm 33 years old, I'm from Bordeaux, but I have lived in Barcelona for more than 7 years. I have been working in eCommerce for 10+ years. I'm passionate about architecture as I started my career as architect in a french marketplace, driving ambitious projects like introducing a new catalogue architecture using kafka, MongoDB, Cassandra when those technologies were still in beta in 2013 ! Then I discovered the world of performance and observability and it has been such a cool venture to lead the architecture and performance department in Privalia back in 2016. Then I joined ManoMano in 2018, where I saw the company grow from 80 people in the Tech team to more than 400. I had the chance to collaborate with the Bordeaux and Barcelona office opening.

Severn Everett, Backend expert @ Apiumhub
Severn Everett, currently employed as a backend developer at Apiumhub, has spent more than a decade in the software engineering industry and has worked in software development companies in the United States, India, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain. His tech stack repertoire has also varied considerably with the years, with experience in projects that used Java, Kotlin, C++, Python, Ruby, and Go. However, the JVM and Spring Boot ecosystems remain the domains in which he retains the most knowledge and interest.

About Apiumhub

Apiumhub is a software development hub that builds goal-driven working software.
Apiumhub helps software engineers enjoy their work by improving their estimation, development, QA, automation, and delivery practices. Apiumhub is not just another software consultancy company, Apiumhub is a software partner with years of experience applying best practices that help technical teams deliver robust, scalable, and better performing working software on time. Apiumhub aims for building sustainable long-term relationships with clients. Among key clients you may find Inditex, Mercadona, Mango, Adidas, Nestle, Grifols, Axa, etc. Apiumhub is known globally for three reasons:

1. Successful software projects for Fortune 500 companies
2. Global Software Architecture Summit that company organizes
3. “Software Architecture Metrics” book that was written by Christian Ciceri - software architect and co-founder of Apiumhub.

Apiumhub builds software architecture community and constantly publishes videos on its Youtube channel with software architecture and software development experts.

Corporate website / Twitter / Linkedin / Youtube

About ManoMano

Launched in 2013, ManoMano is the European leader specialized in DIY, home improvement and gardening online. Co-founded by Philippe de Chanville and Christian Raisson, ManoMano brings together the largest offer of DIY & gardening online products: electricity, plumbing, hardware, frames, indoor and outdoor furniture, tools, etc. With more than 4,000 seller partners and 16 million products, ManoMano currently employs 1000 Manas and Manos and operates in 6 markets (France, Belgium, Spain,Italy, Germany, United Kingdom).

Corporate website / Twitter / Linkedin / Medium

Apiumhub organizes Global Software Architecture Summit and gives 30% discount to the community members: apiumhub-community