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Mirigos Hosted By Zhenya Rozinskiy Podcasts

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Built by Humans – The Power of Overcommunication | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Derrick Franco
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32:41Overcommunication isn’t the same as micromanagement. When done right, it’s how good teams stay aligned, especially as they grow. In this episode, Zhenya Rozinskiy talks with Derrick Franco, Director of Engineering at Counterpart, about how clear communication and intentional processes helped them scale a global engineering team from day one. They c…
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Built by Humans – What Big Teams Forget | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Ben Stiefel
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32:05More people. More problems... unless you build it right. In this episode, Mirigos CEO Zhenya Rozinskiy talks with Ben Stiefel, Senior Director of Engineering at Sidecar, about what most companies miss as their teams scale from 5 to 50 to 500. They cover: • Why scaling teams means more than just adding headcount • The hidden risk of building entire …
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Built by Humans – What Most Companies Get Wrong About Hiring | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Joshua Moor
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30:06Hiring isn’t just a budget line. It’s how you build a business. In this episode, Mirigos CEO Zhenya Rozinskiy sits down with Joshua Moore, Director of Technology Solutions at Seismic to talk through what actually works and fails in recruiting today. They cover: • Why most job descriptions are completely useless • How overqualified hires quietly wre…
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Built by Humans – Culture Clashes, AI Misuse, and the Disappearing Junior Engineer | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Cory Hymel
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24:05Some teams use AI to move faster. Others refuse to use it at all. And in between? A lot of culture clashes no one’s talking about. In this episode, Mirigos CEO Zhenya Rozinskiy sits down with Cory Hymel, VP of Product and Research at Crowdbotics, to talk through what’s really happening inside tech teams as AI becomes part of the workflow, and junio…
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Built by Humans – Team Trust Beats Tools, and What AI Can’t Replace | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Jason Dover
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25:30Most companies focus on tools. Real teams focus on trust. In this episode, Mirigos CEO Zhenya Rozinskiy talks with Jason Dover, Chief Product and Technology Officer at FileCloud, about what actually matters when building and leading distributed tech teams in 2025. They cover: • Why aligning people matters more than choosing the right tools • How AI…
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Built by Humans – Good engineers don’t always make good managers | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Nicholas Ronnei
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26:18Good engineers don’t always make good managers. And in 2025, that gap is only getting wider. In this episode, Mirigos CEO Zhenya Rozinskiy sits down with Nicholas Ronnei, engineering manager at Snappt, to talk about what leadership really looks like in modern software teams when AI writes the code and managers aren’t the smartest person in the room…
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Built by Humans – AI Replaces Interns. Now What? | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Isaac Santelli
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16:24Junior roles are disappearing. AI is faster, cheaper, and always on. But if no one’s hiring early talent, who becomes your senior in five years? In this episode, Mirigos CEO Zhenya Rozinskiy talks with Isaac Santelli, data team lead at Insurify, about how the job market is shifting, and why hiring smart, driven juniors still makes business sense. T…
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Built by Humans – The Rise of AI, the Decline of Juniors, and What Teams Need Next | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Marko Vasiljevic
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24:50AI isn’t just changing how we work — it’s changing who gets to work. In this episode, Mirigos CEO, Zhenya Rozinskiy, sits down with Ghost's CTO, Marko Vasiljevic, to talk about the real consequences of AI on hiring, remote team culture, and the future of engineering talent. They discuss: • Why some companies are already replacing interns with AI • …
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Built by Humans - Leading Remote Teams Across Cultures and Time Zones | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Ram Kumbeswaran
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21:50What does leadership look like when your team spans time zones, cultures, and languages, and no one shares an office? In this episode, Mirigos CEO Zhenya Rozinskiy sits down with global program manager Ramkumar Kumbeswaran to talk about managing real teams across borders, without the luxury of hallway chats or face-to-face cues. They unpack: How ex…
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Built by Humans – Remote Teams, Culture Clashes & AI Hiring Truths | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Marcio Veloso
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25:41Welcome to Episode 1 of the Mirigos Podcast — real conversations with tech leaders about building and leading remote teams around the world. In this kickoff episode, Mirigos CEO, Zhenya Rozinskiy, sits down with entrepreneur and global team builder Marcio Veloso to unpack what’s really working and what’s still broken in the world of remote tech hir…
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