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The Engineering Hangout is a podcast where engineers hangout and talk shop. Hosted by Chris Reeves, the show is brought to you by Templarbit. You can subscribe on iTunes, Breaker or anywhere podcasts are found. In this episode our CEO and Co-Founder, Bjoern Zinssmeister sits down with Andreas Klinger, VP of Engineering at CoinList and previously CTO at ProductHunt. CoinList is building the platform where the best digital asset companies run their token sales. CoinList was launched in 2017 as a spin-off of AngelList. CoinList is based in San Francisco, with another office in NYC. So far, the company has raised a total of $9.2M in VC funding. Andreas’ career as an engineer spans over 15 years including time working for different startups in San Francisco. His time and experience at ProductHunt has impacted him the most as an engineering manager and product builder. Born in Austria, Andreas also has some insights into the European startup eco-system and has actively been involved in the Austrian tech scene ever since. During the episode you’ll hear: What is CoinList? Difficulties hiring in San Francisco How is working with engineers remote different than in-person? What are some things a young startup should consider when going remote? Day to day life at CoinList What is an Airdrop? Pros and cons of the Blockchain scene Development tools Andreas can’t live without The importance of finding your market niche What is the Austrian start-up scene like? Learn more about Andreas Klinger at CoinList.co. Learn more about Templarbit with our free 14 day trial.

In this episode our CEO and Co-Founder, Bjoern Zinssmeister interviews Vlad Cretu, VP of Infrastructure at Sentry. Sentry provides engineers with Open-source error tracking that helps monitor and fix crashes in real time. Sentry launched in 2008 as django-db-log on Github and renamed to Sentry in 2010. Today the product is available on many platforms including .Net, Rails, Go, and iOS. Sentry is based in San Francisco and recently closed a $16M Series B round in funding. Vlad’s career as an engineer spans over 15 years including time at Microsoft, McAfee and DocuSign. Before Sentry, Vlad was the Head of Engineering for the Hipchat Server at Atlassian. During the episode you’ll hear: Transitioning from Atlassian to Sentry What is Sentry? What draws Vlad to working on development tool Is building a product for software engineers easier than building for end users? What are the most challenging things when working on software that are on-premises? What are the interesting aspects of working on enterprise products? Engineering management tips Learn more about Vlad Cretu at Sentry.io. Learn more about Templarbit with our free 14 day trial.

In this episode our CEO and Co-Founder, Bjoern Zinssmeister interviews Erik Berlin, CEO and Co-Founder of Breaker. Breaker is a social podcasting app. Erik and his team believe podcasting should be easier to share with friends. In the Breaker app, you can easily see what your friends are listening to, “like” an episode, comment on the episode and then share it. It’s what every other podcasting app is missing. The idea for Breaker first came to Erik while at Soundcloud. Erik believed podcasting had a lot more room to grow so when Soundcloud began to move away from podcasting he knew that was a bad strategy. When Erik’s current co-founder, Leah Culver, reached out about working on a podcasting app Breaker was born. Breaker launched in November 2016 and participated in the Winter 2017 class of Y Combinator. Breaker is based in the San Francisco area. Erik career as an engineer turned CEO spans 10 years including time in San Francisco and Berlin. Before Breaker, Erik spent time at Instacart and Soundcloud as a software engineer. During the episode you’ll hear: What is Breaker? Erik’s time at Soundcloud Starting a company in San Francisco Time at Y Combinator Daily life at Breaker Why they don’t use Slack at Breaker Cultural differences working for a company in Berlin versus a company in San Francisco Development tools Erik can’t live without Learn more about Erik Berlin at Breaker.audio. You can also download the Breaker app on the App Store. Breaker is coming soon to Google Play. Learn more about Templarbit with our free 14 day trial.

In this episode our CEO and Co-Founder, Bjoern Zinssmeister interviews Lyal Avery, CEO and Co-Founder of PullRequest.com. During Lyal’s 18 years in the industry he saw firsthand that code review is one of the largest expenses of running a development team. PullRequest was born as a way to bring the gig economy into engineering as means of decreasing the cost of running a development team. PullRequest does this by offering code review as a service. Code review is the process of one engineer reviewing another engineer’s code to check for bugs. Using the PullRequest platform, on-demand experts will review code before it gets pushed to production so customers can focus on other aspects of their business. The on-demand experts in the PullRequest platform are thoroughly tested against quality benchmarks to ensure customers always receive the highest level of expertise in their code review. The application and testing process for engineers is all done through PullRequest.com. There are currently two payment models for engineers in the platform, by the minute or per bounty. Payments are sent weekly. PullRequest launched in May 2017 and participated in the Summer 2017 class of Y Combinator, along with Templarbit. PullRequest is based in Austin, TX as well as the San Francisco area. Lyal’s career in the technology industry as an engineer and entrepreneur spans almost 20 years with multiple exits and acquisitions across Vancouver BC, San Francisco CA, and Austin TX. Previous to PullRequest, Lyal was the CEO and Co-Founder of SuperRewards. SuperRewards was acquired by Perk.com in 2015. Lyal also spent time as the CTO of Strutta.com, CTO of OverInteractive and founded Outcome3. During the episode you’ll hear: What is PullRequest? Y Combinator memories Why PullRequest chose Austin, TX as it’s homebase Lessons for new entrepreneurs Tips to transition from engineer to CEO Lyal’s favorite development tools Learn more about Lyal Avery at PullRequest.com. Learn more about Templarbit with our free 14 day trial.