On Path

Dan is a Lead DevOps engineer at the pharma giant Roche. Previously he was a cybersecurity analyst at EY, Head of R&D at a blockchain startup, and did DevOps at Swisscom. We talk about his career and life path: from business school to a coding role, in a journey that's taken him through Moldova, Italy, the Netherlands, and now Switzerland.

Show Notes

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Show notes:
  • 1:06 Dan's drone demo
  • 3:54 What is DevOps?
  • 6:34 Automation is not the core purpose of DevOps
  • 7:07 Growing up in Moldova
  • 8:32 Being a competitive candidate on the job market
  • 9:07 "Programming for Managers" course
  • 14:58 Dan's career path so far
  • 17:21 Hackathon at EY
  • 19:27 What keeps Dan in DevOps?
  • 21:03 Kubernetes Slack group
  • 21:48 DevOps Cafe podcast
  • 23:25 Influential people in Dan's life
  • 24:38 A new interest
  • 25:28 Conquering a fear
  • 26:21 Dan's ideal day

What is On Path ?

With the On Path podcast you'll hear the behind-the-scenes of what got professionals in the technology sector to where they are today. These are the career and life stories that aren't captured on a LinkedIn or web profile. The twists and turns. The inspirations and influences. Hosted by Vijay Viswanathan.