Eight Values Podcast

Conversations with software developers and founders in Japan

15. Giving to Customers, Teammates, and Yourself at Givery

August 25th, 2023 English

In this episode, I interview John Joe Friedmann, the Senior Software Engineer at Givery. John discusses his role at Givery and his transition to the application infrastructure team. He explains the technical problems he solves, including managing the system that distributes content to different products and ensuring high throughput and low latency. John emphasizes the importance of proactive communication in engineering.

14. Career Growth and Leadership at Givery

August 25th, 2023 English

In this episode, host interviews Lucian Sargeant, a software engineer at Givery. Lucian discusses his role as a team leader and backend engineer, emphasizing the company's focus on delivering high-quality software. He explains his daily routine, which includes checking production logs, reviewing tasks, and engaging in code review and meetings. Lucian also touches on the positive company culture at Givery. Tune in to learn more about Lucian's experiences and insights at Givery.

12. Empowering Engineers at Givery

August 25th, 2023 English

In this episode, I interview Enreina Rizkiasri, a front-end software engineer from Indonesia who recently joined Givery. Enreina shares her role at Givery as part of the Track Test Team, which focuses on building a hiring platform to help engineers apply for jobs through exams. The mission of Track is to empower engineers and connect them with suitable companies. Enreina also discusses her day-to-day work as a front-end engineer using the scrum methodology. Tune in to learn more about Enreina's experience and the goals of Track at Givery.

7. Coding Bootcamp to Web Developer in Japan

April 10th, 2023 English

Eight Values interviews Tam Nguyen, Developer at amptalk. We cover going to a coding bootcamp, advice for coding bootcamp grads, working at a startup in Japan.

5. Moving To Japan From America as a Developer

April 4th, 2023 English

Eight Values interviews Luis Torres, Software Engineer at RESTAR. We cover moving to Japan from the USA, becoming a developer, and working at a startup in Japan.

4. Moving from Europe to Japan as a Developer

April 3rd, 2023 English

Eight Values interviews Julien Crevits, Software Engineer at RESTAR. We cover moving to Japan from Europe, becoming a developer, and working at a startup in Japan.

3. Moving to Japan from the Philippines

March 23rd, 2023 English

Eight Values interviews Jonas Villanueva, Developer at RESTAR. We cover moving to Japan from the Philippines, the challenges of living in Japan, and working at RESTAR.

2. Creating an international engineering team in Japan

March 14th, 2023 Japanese

English subtitles. Eight Values interviews Masashi Yokota, the CTO of RESTAR. We cover creating an international engineering team in Japan and what it means to be a CTO. We ask about why he chose Elixir as his backend programming language and why it helped him hire some incredible engineers.

1. How to create a B2B SaaS startup in Japan

March 13th, 2023 English

Eight Values interviews Hibiki Uno, the CEO of RESTAR. We cover growing a SaaS startup in Japan, how RESTAR got their first enterprise clients, becoming a CEO.

About

In this show, Ryohei Watanabe talks with founders and engineers in Japan's startup ecosystem. We talk about their journey, their products, and their learnings.

Ryohei Watanabe