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# Signs of an Engineering Culture


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 11:30–12:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Airstream 1
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Tags:** career growth, culture, leadership, productivity, team building

## Description

The talk explores the characteristics of a productive, innovative, and healthy software engineering environment. 

It addresses key questions such as: What do software engineers truly need to deliver the next innovative product or service? Are perks like massages, rewards, and other benefits effective for long-term success? 

The talk aims to uncover what genuinely drives motivation and sustainable innovation in software engineering teams, while also suggesting actionable steps to shift the culture in a positive direction.

## Speaker

### [Lubo Drobny](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@lubo-drobny)

Lubo Drobny, Head of LBS at  Eurowag (Sygic)


## Related talks at this congress

- [Happy engineer, happy company - how to optimize engineering productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/560-happy-engineer-happy) — Agur Jõgi
- [Hidden efficiency - How to enable your non-engineers as a CTO](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/493-hidden-efficiency) — Andi Stryz
- [Technical Diversity 101 - Become a better engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/567-technical-diversity) — Artem Manchenkov
- [Transforming Developer Experience: Lessons from Building a Platform Team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/648-transforming) — Tobias Mende