[01:39] Sleepiz and contactless device for sleep apnea diagnosis
[05:54] even with a perfect sleep schedule you can have sleep apnea disease
[10:13] how the hardware and the software of Sleepiz work
[13:46] what does it take to develop hardware
[16:27] how being a remote-friendly company help to overcome a shortage of engineers
[18:52] it's all about developing the right culture - external vs. internal dev teams
[21:48] why Sleepiz currently prefers an approach with having more in-house engineers
[23:53] measuring the engineering team's productivity with OKR
[24:25] how to reach goals understanding between a company and an engineer
[30:55] scaling plans
[35:10] is it a must of “technical excellence” for engineers
[38:45] current main development challenges
[42:18] advice for future engineer managers
[46:33] Rapid Fire Round (3 questions)

Investing time and knowledge in your team will simplify your work, it’s not a favor you’re doing.

Ankit Anand, VP of Software Engineering at Sleepiz, shares useful ideas for engineers and engineering managers on how to allocate the resources, measure the team's productivity, and reach a mutual understanding between engineers’ goals and the company’s goals.

Also, you’ll find out what it takes to develop hardware and software and how to overcome a shortage of specialists on the example of Sleepiz, a company that creates easy-to-use medical-grade devices for sleep apnea diagnosis at home.

Do you agree that overengineering is one of the challenges that a startup face?
Enjoy the listening!

Links:
Sleepiz: https://sleepiz.com/
Ankit’s email: ankit.anand@sleepiz.com
Ankit’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankit-anand-5654a62a