Our Chief Technology Officer, Zdenek Burda, explains what his day usually consists of here at Modo25.
Mornings as a Chief Technology Officer
I like to spend my morning catching up things from the day before and planning what needs doing in the day ahead. I primarily work on Modo25’s technology platform, BOSCO™. Working with me on this is James, Modo25’s Lead Data Scientist.
As James lives in Australia and I live in Prague, we like to have a call before the rest of the team starts for the day over in the UK. On our call, we usually review BOSCO™ to see if there have been any changes that were implemented the previous day.
Chief Technology Officer responsibilities
Throughout the day, I’m working on a variety of tasks to do with the data and code within the BOSCO™ platform. I tend to stick to four key principles when working:
- Plan
- Develop
- Test
- Release
There’s a lot of work that goes into making the technology work. In fact, it takes months of planning and testing before we even release a BETA version of something. It’s important to run frequent tests to see how the code is working. Even the smallest of changes can make a huge different – whether that be positive or not.
Tools used for coding and data
Of course, working in data science and coding means there are lots of tools I need to use. In terms of planning and scheduling my day, I like to use Slack and Trello. Modo25 also uses Microsoft Teams for meetings and general conversation with colleagues.
When it comes to code, I find Visual Studio Code incredibly useful. This is an app for developing and changing code. To help alongside this, I also use Github, which is a code repository.
Since we share a lot of files and documents, Google cloud console is especially handy. For code, we use Vercel. This is a great resource for coders and frontend developers.
Talking about frontend development, I like to use NextJS which is perfect for UI (user interface) development. We use this a lot as it helps us to make BOSCO™ easier and more enjoyable for people to use. When it comes to backend development, we use Python.
Wrapping things up for the day
I find going for a walk halfway through the day helps me to feel refreshed for the afternoon. It’s also a nice break from my screen.
In the afternoon, I usually have a few more calls and or meetings to follow up with the morning’s work. Keeping in touch with colleagues is incredibly important in my role. We need to communicate a lot so that we are all on the same page in terms of the data and code.
Before I finish for the day, I like to check-in with my emails. I then spend time replying to anything important and reviewing my agenda for the next day. If I have time, I like to read tech news and blogs. This is essential for keeping on top of any changes or development in my industry. That way, I can learn and implement these things at Modo25.
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