In this episode of Built by Humans, Zhenya Rozinskiy sits down with Giorgos Ampavis, Fractional Technology Leader and former VP of Engineering, to discuss what it really takes to build successful remote engineering teams across different cultures.

They explore why great engineering leadership goes far beyond technical skills, how communication shapes high performing teams, and why hiring for cultural fit often matters more than hiring for the perfect tech stack.

They discuss:

• Managing multicultural remote engineering teams
• Why leaders should focus on outcomes instead of outputs
• The difference between leadership and management
• Hiring for cultural fit without sacrificing technical excellence
• Why healthy disagreement leads to better engineering decisions
• How clear communication prevents remote team failures
• Treating contractors as real members of the team
• Building trust across distributed software teams

Building great software is rarely a technical problem alone. The strongest engineering teams are built on communication, trust, accountability, and shared values.

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• Zhenya Rozinskiy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rozinskiy

• Giorgos Ampavis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ampavis/

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