{"id":30990,"date":"2019-02-01T16:41:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=30990"},"modified":"2019-02-01T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:05:47","slug":"time-for-a-new-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/01\/time-for-a-new-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for a new adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week I&#8217;ve handed in my resignation letter, marking my last working day as February 28, 2019.  After 4.5 years as a Chief Technology Officer at <a href=\"https:\/\/qobo.biz\/\">Qobo<\/a>, I feel it&#8217;s time for a new adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking back at the last 4.5 years, it feels like there is enough to fill several lifetimes &#8211; so much has been done, so much has changed, so many people met, so many ideas tried, and so many things accomplished!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a look at my annual posts summarizing just the most noticeable changes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/25\/one-year-at-qobo\/\">One year at Qobo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/25\/two-years-at-qobo\/\">Two years at Qobo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/25\/three-years-at-qobo\/\">Three years at Qobo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2018\/08\/29\/four-years-at-qobo\/\">Four years at Qobo<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, if you feel like it, take a deeper dive into <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/tag\/qobo\/\">more blog posts<\/a>, varying from Instagram pictures to some deep technical brainstorming and solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, I can go on and on for hours, but here are a few high-level points just to keep things in context:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Offices<\/strong>.  We&#8217;ve opened a new office, or moved to a new office, pretty much every year.  First, Nicosia office was moved and expanded.  Then Limassol office opened.  Then London office opened.  Then Limassol office moved and expanded.<\/li><li><strong>People<\/strong>.  From a small team of 7 when I joined, we&#8217;ve expanded to over 20 now.  But it wasn&#8217;t only about the headcount.  We&#8217;ve grown the number of roles in the company as well &#8211; sales, support, QA, etc.<\/li><li><strong>Clients<\/strong>.  We&#8217;ve built an <a href=\"https:\/\/qobo.biz\/clients\/\">impressive portfolio<\/a>, with many large, medium, and small clients, across a variety of industries from a several countries.<\/li><li><strong>Technology<\/strong>. We&#8217;ve built an impressive set of technology, both internally and externally.  Our Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure nearly doubles every year.  We have integrated a number of excellent tools to help with project management, quality assurance, development cycle and continuous delivery.  And we&#8217;ve made <a href=\"https:\/\/qobrix.com\/\">Qobrix<\/a> from scratch into a recognizable brand and force to be reckoned with. <\/li><li><strong>Open Source<\/strong>.  True to our Open Source believes, we have made significant contributions to Open Source, both via <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/QoboLtd\">our own repositories<\/a>, and through the tools and libraries that we use and build on top.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have met and worked with some really amazing people and teams, true professionals, and inspiring individuals.  I have learned a great deal over the years, and have grown both personally and professionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, why am I leaving then?  I feel it&#8217;s time.  It&#8217;s time for a change both the company and for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I joined Qobo, it was a tiny startup, like many others, trying to find its identity, develop, and grasp some luck.  It was also still trying to survive the catastrophic consequences of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012%E2%80%9313_Cypriot_financial_crisis\">Cyprus haircut<\/a>&#8220;, which killed many stronger, more mature businesses.  Gladly, we managed to pull through all of that.  It wasn&#8217;t easy by any means, but we&#8217;ve done that.  The company has survived, grown, and matured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is now well on the way to success, with a clear vision, great products, strong client portfolio, good reputation, and an amazing team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think I have done enough to help Qobo to get here.  There are now many new people, ideas, and approaches, which will take it forward in a smoother, faster, and more efficient way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for myself, it&#8217;s also been quite a ride.  There has been countless nights and weekends of tight deadlines, non-stop work, lack of sleep, nervous breakdowns, alcohol abuse, emotional highs and lows, and so on.  (All kind of expected in a startup.) But I need to step back and recover a bit.  On top of that, over the last few month, my focus was mostly needed in non-technical areas.  I want to get back to my routes for a bit, and dive into the hands-on technology &#8211; things that I like the most: writing code and administrating infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where am I going then?  To tell you the truth, right this moment &#8211; I don&#8217;t know yet.  The decision to step down as a CTO and to leave Qobo took quite a bit of thinking, consideration, and preparation.  I haven&#8217;t looked at my new options or opportunities yet.  But given the state of the IT industry in Cyprus and a growing deficit of developers, devops and system administrators, I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll find my next adventure soon enough.   (If you have any suggestions or recommendations, please do ping me either here or via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mamchenkov\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank to you to everyone I&#8217;ve met and worked with while my years in Qobo. I am truly humbled and honored to have had the opportunity to work with you and to learn from you!  I&#8217;m sure our paths will cross again.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>This week I&#8217;ve handed in my resignation letter, marking my last working day as February 28, 2019. 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