Remotesome

At Remotesome we are on a mission to help thousands of software engineers around the world find the job opportunities they deserve.

We focus on identifying your skills and wishes so we can create a great match between companies and you. 

Why is Remotesome a great solution for software engineers: 
- Top opportunities - Most of our clients are scaling startups based in US and Europe
- Get hired directly by the company - > No outsourcing gigs taking away your chunk of salary
- Get all the guide and support from our technical expert team to guide you through the hiring process
- Full transparency on the job opportunities with the salary range
- 100% free for engineers

Join Remotesome and take your career to the next level.
Got some questions? Feel free to reach out at andrej@remotesome.com

InsideRemote

InsideRemote hosts top individuals and company leaders who work #RemoteFirst. 

Through conversations we are learning tips & tricks of Remote Work and how they are changing the way Remote Companies work and operate.

Podcast Host

FirstBlood

FirstBlood is a blockchain based eSports platform that allows players to directly challenge each other to matches and win rewards!

https://firstblood.io/

I was in charge of Product as well as setting and scaling the product team to number of 15 people.

Lead Product Manager & First Employee

Outfit7 Ltd. (Slovenian subsidiary Ekipa2 d.o.o.)

Owning and managing app updates for various Talking Friends apps on Android and iOS platform. 

Lead Product Manager on the app Talking Tom for Messenger which generated more than 5 million downloads. 

Role transitioned to a Lead Product Manager in the spinoff company Bee7.

Product Manager

D·Labs

Leading product for D-Lab's biggest client on web and mobile.

Managing roadmap, backlog, prioritising work and executing ideas from start to finish. Identifying opportunities for successful continued improvement of the product.

ShowMeAround

One of co-founders who worked on an idea from the ground up. Working on a several different fields such as user experience, user growth, developing the product in order to provide customers with the best possible experience while travelling.

Diggit Startup Idea of the year 2013
Members of the first Slovenian accelerator TsStartup
2nd place on Startup Weekend Klagenfurt

Co-founder and CEO

CalypsoCrystal

Co-designed CalypsoKey, first iPhone case which was able to be used as a key for doors.

Optimising operations and logistics throughout time. With improved system I made sure that Calypso products were delivered as beautiful gifts in less than 72 hours throughout the world.

As a luxury brand we made sure to provide customers with the best possible service and keep their satisfaction level on the highest level.

Head of logistics department and customer support

I help startups and scale-ups hire great software engineers 📈 | Building Remotesome as a Remote First Company 🌍 | Helped 100+ companies hire great software engineering talent 🚀

As an ex-founder and member of startups who hired 200+ talented people, I learned the in-and-outs of hiring tech talent the hard way. 

I realized finding and hiring the right talent is hard. This is why I founded Remotesome where we helped startups and scale-ups hire the right talent. 

Through Remotesome I'm sharing my knowledge and skills with companies on how to identify the right talent and fill the position faster than before. 

Couple of wins:
- In the past 5 years, I helped 100+ companies find the right tech talent for their team. 
- Helped company scale their team to $100M evaluation
- Built 10+ teams with founding engineers

If you are struggling with finding the right talent for your job opportunities, send me a DM or reach out to andrej@remotesome and I'd be happy to help out.

Andrej Fodor

vidIQ

vidIQ is a US-based startup that builds software to help YouTube&TikTok creators to grow their channels by using data-driven and AI-powered tools.

Markets/countries where we hire: USA, Canada, LatAm, Western Europe

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Engineering

EPAM Systems

Markets: Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, India

- Led the full cycle of recruitment process 
- Mentored newcomers
- Helped the company to set up hiring in LatAm region from scratch, as a result location has grown from   0 to 1K+ people in 1 year 
- Max number of hires per month - 17 people
- Set up recruitment process for Bridgewater account within EPAM Anywhere program coordinating a team of 20+ recruiters 
- Led a team of 7 recruiters as people manager during half a year

Senior Recruiter (Latin America)

Ciklum

Markets: Ukraine, Spain
- Led the full cycle of recruitment process from clarification of requirements with a client till final hiring
- Led one of Ciklum's locations in terms of all recruitment related topics
- Led 6-7 accounts, which were different product companies from Israel, Norway, Denmark, USA, UK
- Created and executed sourcing and recruitment strategies
- Managed 10-12 technical job roles at once
- Average time to hire is 28 days
- 40% of positions were closed by candidates from my network
- Arranged and took part in marketing/PR events to promote vacancies and employer brand 
- Conducted market analytics and implemented improvements
- Took part in clarification calls with potential clients as recruitment representative 

Achievements: 
- Hired engineering team from scratch for a startup client from the UK 
- Replaced a team for existing client with high level of attrition within 1 month. As a result, the client decided to open more positions and the team grew from 3 to 33 persons in 1 year.
- Helped Ciklum to grow business and to establish new Data department during pandemic by hiring 2 Data Engineers that the client couldn't find onsite. 
- Closed bottleneck vacancy by hiring Tech Lead which led to the establishment of a new team based in our location 
-  Helped to establish service-based department in our location by proposing and hiring rare candidates 
- Set-up great relationship with clients&Hiring Managers. With some of them we are still in touch even after I left the company

Sr. Recruitment Consultant / Recruitment Account Lead

Markets: Ukraine, Poland
- Technical sourcing for multiple roles/tech stack: .NET, Java, JavaScript, QA, IOS/Android, DevOps etc.
-  Conducted initial contact/phone screen with potential candidates and presented company's career opportunities 
- Reviewed resumes of applicants to ensure qualification match, cultural fit and compatibility
- Conducted market research and prepared analytics
- Created network and built long-lasting relationships with candidates

Sourcing Specialist

Columbia Shipmanagement

- full cycle of recruitment process;
- organization and control of all necessary arrangements for on-signer;
-maintain of flag state documents on approved crew;
-keeping records of costs (working gear, visas, travelling, med exam , certification expences)
- keeping records/updating of crew change;
- coordination of crew changes/travelling arrangements (local travelling, international flight, join port, visa arrangements etc.);
-monitoring of crew performance o/b;
- maintain of crew pool ashore (proper certification, documents revalidation, personal contact ):
- carry out de-briefing procedures for returning crew members;
- maintain of company pre-joining checklist;
-correspondence with principals

Recruitment Specialist

-  recruitment: searching of new candidates according to principals request;
- preparation of all necessary pre-joining documents for signing on , ordering of working gear ;
- applying for flag state documentation ( Marshall Islands , Liberia, Madeira , Panama , Malta , Cyprus);
- keeping records/ updating of crew change planning;
- keeping up-to-date seafarers personal files( scanning docs , updating of personal records, uploading and verifying of all necessary documents);
- liaise with superintendents, contact flag state authorities;
- support of Senior crew operator;

Recruitment Specialist´s Assistant

* meeting of visitors , receiving of seafarers applications
* handling and distributing of incoming phone calls,
* taking memos, maintaining files, sending and receiving correspondence
* income and outcome paper handling , scanning of documents, updating of personal records
* Performing tasks as required by the Director, Managers

Secretary (Cape Team) responsibilities:

* Uploading and verifying of data in the Cape system: check uploaded certificates for correctness ; upload certificates from offices in Ukraine, Cyprus, Singapore, Germany; data maintenance (checking for missing docs etc.) ; entering flag state docs/CPR’s, appraisal reports etc.; liaise with superintendents, contact flag state authorities, follow up with crew/manning agents with regards to missing data/certificates.

Secretary-receptionist

Greetings 👋

My name is Maria, but feel free to call me Masha for a more informal chat ;)
As you probably noticed from my profile - I’m a Recruiter. I help companies to find their dream talents and, at the same time, help candidates to find their dream jobs. 


🌟 Summary of my expertise: 
-  Over 8 years of experience in hiring across diverse markets: EMEA, LatAm, USA, Canada, and India.
-  Specialized in souring and filling multiple technical roles from jun-level to CTO, covering such stack as JavaScript, Java, Scala, .NET, Python, Go, DevOps, Data, ML, QA, Mobile etc. 
-  Versatile background in service-based and product companies.
-  Proficient in building teams from scratch and scaling existing ones.
-  Successfully handled high attrition projects, ensuring seamless replacements.
-  Market expansion experience: played a pivotal role in launching and establishing hiring processes in new LatAm markets.
-  Leadership Experience: Led a team of 7 recruiters as a people manager; Orchestrated recruitment efforts for specific projects, coordinating a team of 20+ 
-  Account management experience: led 6-7 different accounts, helped to bring new business to the company 


If you need any assistance with your hiring needs - feel free to get in touch! Let’s chat and see how I can help you 🙂

My email - mariakolesnichenko.recruiter@gmail.com

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