{"id":214274,"date":"2021-10-26T15:46:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T13:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growens.io\/?p=214274"},"modified":"2023-12-18T14:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T13:55:49","slug":"growens-voices-garini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.growens.io\/en\/growens-voices-garini\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Marcello, Fullstack Engineering Associate Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our journey to meet the people that every day make Growens thrive and grow takes us today to the Development team of BEE<\/strong>, where we meet Marcello.<\/p>\n

\"Marcello<\/p>\n

At 33 years of age, Marcello is one of our youngest people managers. As Fullstack Engineering Associate Manager<\/strong>, he leads a team of three within the Software Development department at BEE.<\/span><\/p>\n

After meeting Sara<\/a> and Yacouba<\/a>, let’s deep dive into the growth path of a young accounting graduate who chose to ditch balance sheets and found his way in coding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Marcello, what brought you to join Growens?<\/h3>\n

Growens has literally been the offer you cannot refuse<\/strong>, but let\u2019s start from the beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n

I started working when I was still graduating, thanks to a university internship. Continuously seeking new challenges and growth, I ended up in Milan as a software engineer<\/strong> for an IT consulting firm. <\/span><\/p>\n

I enjoyed the job a lot, but I was looking to shift my expertise to different programming languages and tools<\/strong>. Moreover, the commuting from my hometown Cremona to Milan was sucking away 3+ hours of my time every day.<\/span><\/p>\n

At that time Growens needed a developer for the BEE business unit<\/a> with the exact skillset I was seeking to acquire, but still didn\u2019t have. And yet I was approached and offered a job<\/strong>, apparently because even without some of the hard skills required I was appealing as a person and a professional. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mind-blowing, right? And being able to work in my home city? The cherry on top. How could I refuse?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It sounds like a great start. What is your job like, today?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First thing, I’m a Fullstack Developer<\/strong>, which means I\u2019m able to move freely between all the typical stacks of an application: frontend (the interface that is being used by customers), backend (the engine under the hood), and infrastructure (the machines that run it all).<\/span><\/p>\n

But being a jack-of-all-trades as a developer wasn\u2019t enough, so just over a year ago I started to shift to a managerial role<\/strong>, focussing on the personal well-being and technical growth of our entire fullstack team.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a challenging task for sure but I love challenges (more on this later), and I love to help people<\/strong>. <\/span>It\u2019s honestly a great satisfaction to be able to guide and support someone and see them improve and thrive in their work.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Marcello
Marcello (center) with co-workers during a BEE team retreat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kids usually dream of being astronauts or archaeologists. Have you always known that you wanted to write code?<\/h3>\n

Good question. In Italy, boys and girls are called to make a rather important choice in their learning path at 14 years of age, when they choose their high school.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honestly, as a 14-yo boy, I didn\u2019t know what I wanted to do<\/strong> as a grown-up.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had been tinkering with computers for the past couple of years, taking them apart, reassembling them and starting to code a bit in C and Pascal. I was also an eager Maths student<\/strong> and I saw potential in Economics.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, I ended up choosing a high school that had both, picking \u201cAccounting with a twist\u201d: an experimental course that had computer science lessons and more Math hours than usual. <\/span><\/p>\n

After 5 years I realized that I was done with balance sheets<\/strong> and I enrolled in a Computer Science university. The rest is history.<\/span><\/p>\n

What does your daily work entail?<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s a complex, fun and challenging mix of things. <\/span><\/p>\n

On one hand, I still develop a lot<\/strong>, which might sound uncommon for a manager. Our Group culture is strongly based on continuous feedback, team discussion, and shared decision making, and even if we have a slight hierarchy we consider us all as peers<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

This really creates a wonderful environment for people<\/strong> to work in, where everyone is trusted and can make an impact. But also requires managers to stay on top of their coding game, otherwise our contribution is useless.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, I spend my time in touch with the people entrusted to me, making sure they are happy and enjoy their work<\/strong>, and outlining with them their path of personal growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also work with other Engineering Managers on higher level flows and processes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Marcello<\/p>\n

What’s the best part of working at Growens?<\/h3>\n

The best thing about Growens is its focus on people<\/strong>. As I mentioned, I was invited to join Growens even if I was lacking some hard skills required (namely I didn\u2019t know React and I was a basic Python developer). <\/span><\/p>\n

But Growens moved past that and saw value in me<\/strong>, giving me the time to acquire my missing skills and allowed me to quickly bloom in my job.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, as a people manager, I can only hope to give back to other colleagues this care I received.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last but not least, what does Marcello look like in his private time?<\/h3>\n

Talking about indoor activity, I am a regular guy<\/strong>: I enjoy reading, especially fantasy and sci-fi books, playing video games, most likely story-driven action\/adventure\/roleplay games, and watch TV series.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the thing that usually draws attention is my sport, Parkour<\/strong>. Yes, the one where we jump and climb all over the place. <\/span>I know it sparks interest because, generally, Parkour is seen as an extreme sport, with reckless practitioners.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Marcello<\/p>\n

Well, that couldn\u2019t be farther from the truth, because it\u2019s a discipline with <\/span>self-growth and safety<\/strong> as core pillars<\/strong>. Parkour is about finding obstacles and challenges and overcoming them. <\/span><\/p>\n

It requires training body and mind alike. Whenever you face a challenge (dangerous or not), this should never be outside of your capabilities, you have to keep the risk infinitesimal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately Parkour wants to forge strong, confident individuals<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parkour\u2019s mentality of facing challenges, overcoming them with constant self-improvement, pushing your comfort zone a bit every day<\/strong>, is something that I apply outside of the discipline and it has helped me tremendously in my work and life so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do you want to join Marcello and the rest of the Growens team? Check out our open positions now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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