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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Dec 15, 2021

Coffee with Developers

Andreas König , Sead Ahmetovic

CIO Andreas is dismantling a massive legacy monolith to build 64 autonomous product teams. Discover the technical and cultural blueprint for leading enterprise-scale digital transformation.

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#1 about 4 min

Finding a passion for programming and early legacy systems

Early computing experiences with basic programming lay the foundation for understanding complex legacy systems.

#2 about 4 min

Transitioning to retail for data and digitalization opportunities

Unutilized raw data in brick-and-mortar stores provides massive potential for digital transformation and e-commerce growth.

#3 about 4 min

Shifting to a product-based engineering organization

Transitioning from a hierarchical structure to autonomous product teams enables faster delivery of complex business features.

#4 about 3 min

Implementing computer vision for frictionless store checkouts

Replacing traditional self-checkout with computer vision and spatial recognition eliminates store queues and improves customer experience.

#5 about 3 min

Balancing customer data utilization with privacy and transparency

Transparently explaining the benefits of customer profiling ensures privacy compliance while driving successful loyalty programs.

#6 about 2 min

Optimizing supply chains with predictive forecasting models

Accurate predictive forecasting based on weather and calendar events reduces perishable waste and ensures product availability.

#7 about 4 min

Empowering data scientists to uncover hidden business correlations

Giving data scientists unstructured time to explore raw data reveals hidden correlations that domain experts might miss.

#8 about 4 min

Exploring practical blockchain applications in retail supply chains

Public ledgers provide an immutable method for tracking the authenticity and proper handling of organic supply chains.

#9 about 4 min

Planning technical migrations from monolithic legacy infrastructure

Executing team-by-team rollouts ensures stability when transitioning away from heavily outdated, database-driven legacy monoliths.

#10 about 6 min

Designing a modern cloud-native retail technology stack

Implementing cloud elasticity and message-driven middleware enables scalable, resilient, and mobile-first services across the enterprise.

#11 about 4 min

Cultivating an entrepreneurial startup mindset within product teams

Treating internal IT product teams as individual startups shifts their focus toward generating measurable economic value.

#12 about 5 min

Maintaining technical skills through personal programming projects

Tackling personal projects like home automation integration helps technical managers retain their coding skills and passion.

#13 about 4 min

Balancing architectural involvement with top management responsibilities

Strategic IT leaders must deliberately allocate time to influence core architectural decisions and evaluate emerging hardware standards.

#14 about 6 min

Transitioning from technical expert to people management

Developers transitioning into leadership roles must intentionally shift their focus from direct technical execution to enabling their teams.

Matching moments

1:49 min

Transforming legacy platforms to cloud native patterns

Kai Geißelhardt +1 · World Congress 2022

2:46 min

Transitioning from a software developer to a technical leader

Dennis Schmidt Dennis Schmidt +3 · World Congress 2024

5:06 min

Modernizing legacy applications through proactive leadership

Babette Wagner Babette Wagner · Coffee With Developers

1:34 min

Transitioning from traditional software development to artificial intelligence consulting

Patrick Schnell Patrick Schnell · Coffee With Developers

3:46 min

Navigating a career in cloud transformation consulting

Piet Van Dongen · LIVE

2:46 min

Transitioning between coding, advocacy, and engineering management roles

Cassidy Williams Cassidy Williams · Coffee With Developers

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