In my case, in the same amount of time, I’ll be able to save for a two-bedroom apartment and pay 100% of the value up front. I realized that other people - working in the same kind of jobs as myself in this industry, but for other corporations in Bucharest or Cluj - would have to save money for about two years before they’re able to pay 5-10% of an apartment up front then live with a 30-year mortgage. My previous job was at a huge corporation, Oracle. What was the unique appeal of Crossover for you?

You mentioned that many of your ex-colleagues from Oracle have applied to join Crossover. KEY NOT FOUND: companyUpdatesClampedText.readMore No matter how much you make, when your salary is doubled, it’s a great event in your life. It was a Friday, and he said: “okay, so from Monday, you are now an SVP.” I already know you’ll succeed because look at these numbers.” The complexity that I was able to manage the improvements I was able to bring to the company. When told him, “Hey, thanks for your trust,” he said, “this is not about trust. My manager decided at one point that I was ready for the next level - to be an SVP of Engineering and Operations.

And if you use data, you can be very objective. What’s unique about this company is that we are very objective… We have to be because we are remote, so we measure everything. I joined Crossover as a VP of Engineering three years ago. Can you tell us how your promotion from VP of SVP of Engineering and Operations happened? You’ve had an impressive career progression at Crossover.

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