On the occasion of Kariera's "Next Generation of IT Recruitment" business breakfast, Roza Tapini, HR Manager at Skroutz presented the elements of our engineering culture and how it helps us attract IT talent and build a strong employer brand.

2. #the company
2005 2013 2015

3. #the company

4. #engineering culture elements
team structure
communication
personal development
community
work/life balance

5. #team structure
flat structure
autonomy
self-organizing cross-functional teams
separate team vision
agility

6. #Skroutz SmartCart

7. #communication
open communication
transparency
easy access to information
instant messaging
internal blog

8. #team structure
#Internal Blog

9. #personal development
“fail fast, learn fast, improve fast”
leads acting as coaches and mentors
freedom to change teams
10% free time
conferences & learning activities

10. 10
#Conferences

11. #community
supporting tech community
engineering blog
open source aficionados
sponsorships

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#Community

13. #work/life balance
flexible work hours
remote work
“summer hours”

14. 14
#Life @ Skroutz

15. #hiring process
we are always hiring
owned by the engineering team
HR in supportive role
hire for problem-solving and curiosity
“hire people smarter than you”

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#Hiring Process

17. “Culture is to recruitment, what product is to marketing”