“I had the privilege of working with Nicolas when he joined our group as team lead. It didn’t take long for Nico to create a foundation of trust and collaboration, or to provide motivation and support for our efforts that was truly invaluable. His deep insight into the nature of remote, distributed and async work, his sincere empathy for people, and his broad technical knowledge based on hands-on experience make him uniquely suited to help any organization thrive in the new reality of hybrid and remote workplaces. In conversations, Nico was not only transparent in sharing his thoughts and insights, but also engaged in listening and gaining new insight from the experience of others. I’d welcome the chance to work together again; he deserves a place on my short-list of people I’d want on my ideal startup team. I highly recommend Nicolas to any organization seeking exemplary technical leadership and experience to help them succeed.”
About
I'm a passionate people-first Engineering Manager with 12y+ of experience leading distributed teams for renowned SaaS businesses like Zendesk and Swile in AMER and EMEA.
I'm also a social entrepreneur who cares about positively impacting people and society. My personality type is ESTJ-A, and I'm a systems thinker with strong organizational and self-discipline skills.
My core values are contribution, growth, discipline, justice, transparency, and resilience. I'm also a father, gamer, remote work advocate, traveler, content creator, and developer, which I consider my identity stack.
My backstory is that I burned out in 2018, and remote work saved my life. Since then, I have strived to become the best remote leader I can be for my people and show that we can build exceptional distributed businesses by putting people first and providing opportunities for anyone from anywhere. I also share my journey in public with vulnerability and authenticity to help as many people as possible.
I post daily about remote leadership and personal development. I'm also building the Performing Remote OS, a system I use as a remote leader.
My credentials:
- 12+ years in distributed SaaS businesses in AMER and EMEA
- 10+ years as a successful leader of distributed engineering teams
- Dealt with 525% employee growth over 2 years
- Supervised 76 talents across 4 continents
- Co-founded and scaled a startup studio to 80K+ MRR in 3 years
- 94K+ paying customers in a B2B product
- Led a technical due diligence for a $13.5M M&A
- 6000+ workers supported in the Digital First Crew at Zendesk
- Led competitive virtual gaming teams of up to 40 individuals for 5 years
- 12+ years as a remote worker
Where to start:
- Follow me to receive my daily content
- Connect and DM me for more
- Book a free discovery call: https://www.nicolascava.com/discovery
- Send me an email: hello@nicolascava.com
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What's best for me will never matter. If what's best for me ends up being worse for my people.
What's best for me will never matter. If what's best for me ends up being worse for my people.
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What's best for me will never matter. If what's best for me ends up being worse for my people.
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Getting feedback only during yearly performance reviews sucks. I give them to my team every week. I write down every time I see an opportunity for…
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Fields of study:
→ Computer science, algorithms
→ Software architecture, database design
→ Mathematics
→ Economy, business, legal
→ JavaScript
→ C++, PHP, VB.NET
→ Microsoft SQL Server
→ Debian, Windows Server -
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Fields of study:
→ Electrical engineering
→ Automation
→ Mathematics
→ Mechanics
→ Physics
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Zendesk
See projectZendesk is award-winning customer service software trusted by 200K+ customers. Make customers happy via text, mobile, phone, email, live chat, and social media.
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Klik
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Award-winning wearables for connected events.
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PixMob
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See projectPixMob is a renowned innovator in LED solutions and immersive crowd experiences.
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Safeteams
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See projectDiscover how leading businesses are using wearable technology to reduce the risk of an outbreak while ensuring worker safety and business continuity.
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Swile
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See projectB2B2C product with banking features, mobile, and web payments: bank accounts, bank transfers, credit card management, P2P payments, money pots, KYC and compliance processes, donations to charities, and much more.
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Picks
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Picks offered cryptocurrency mining fleet management services, premium content for cryptocurrency investment strategies, and blockchain technology consulting services.
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Moving Waldo
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See projectMovingWaldo is a centralized change of address service allowing users to update their contact information with service providers in Canada.
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Plata
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Go Trend
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Shovel
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Shovel puts in relation snow plowers and customers for the Canadian market.
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PetalMD
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See projectPetalMD is a cloud-based application featuring productivity tools for healthcare professionals: scheduling, collaboration and secure communications.
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CrakRevenue
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See projectCrakRevenue is an affiliate marketing platform that provides an advertising system and corresponding offers. The product handles billions of impressions by day.
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CMS For Mobile
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Scopeo
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City's citizen request system
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E-mediatly
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Inter-service request management system
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Test Scores
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Science and Industrial Techniques of Electrical Engineering
Score: Honours
Graduated with honours.
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French
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Performing Remote
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Maple Inside
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E-mediatly
Software Engineer and Co-Founder
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Nicolas Cava
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