Michal Bar

Senior Software Engineering Manager at SolarWinds

Cracow Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • SolarWinds (8 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Software Engineering Manager
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Team Lead / Engineering Manager
      Sep 2019 - Mar 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      - lead a couple of scrum teams (30+ direct reports in total including EMs and POs) developing Hybrid Cloud products, - coordinate work with other Engineering Managers within business unit, - ensure overall products quality and usability, - implement and improve SSDLC practices, - provide coaching & mentoring for multiple career paths, - drive regular feedback and open communication culture to help engineers to grow (regular 1:1 syncs) - work on project planning (project and features timeframes, deadlines, MVPs, etc.) - apply OKRs and performance improvements, - collaborate with Senior Leadership on projects allocation, employer branding, - interview developers and testers and build high-performing engineering teams: • part of group focused on improving hiring process and apply best hiring practices, - lead local Operations team for entire Krakow office: • coordinate local events, schedule budget, drive employer branding activities and initiatives, etc..

    • QA Lead / Scrum Master
      Jan 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

      QA / Technical Test Lead: - manage test activities within a couple of scrum teams in an international web based project, - develop, implement, track and report on team metrics, test progress and results and any other relevant information in QA domain, - drive automation test approach and defining the roadmap for it, - collaborate with test leads from other modules developed on the same platform as well as with all other stakeholders in defining and implementing quality test strategy and test plans, - take part in recruitment process for QA positions Scrum Master: - take care of agile events/ceremonies, - keep the team organized and focused on what matters to easily keep on track, - help the team develop and achieve better performance, - overcome obstacles and remove impediment to protect the team from distractions, - lead through influence and credibility, - help the team cooperate with stakeholders and serve as a bridge when needed.

  • Motorola Solutions (5 yrs)
    • Test Lead
      Feb 2017 - Dec 2017 · 11 mos

      - plan and control tests execution, - create test scenarios, - manage system tests, - report test execution progress in collaboration with product / business stakeholders, - lead, drive and motivate the team, - define automation test areas, - monitor and lead expertise growth,

    • Senior System Test Engineer / Scrum Master
      Aug 2015 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - ASTRO system setup, configuration & integration, - overall testing of various system features based on provided requirements, - application lifecycle management using IBM Rational ClearQuest, - investigating & debbuging issues using different tes tools (e.g. Wireshark), - scrum master role in testing team, - engineering support in Copenhagen department. System Engineer Schaumburg, US November - December 2015 - staging, configuring and troubleshooting new systems, - expanding & upgrading systems, - performing acceptance tests, - providing demos for customers.

    • System Test Engineer
      Jan 2013 - Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      - ASTRO system setup & configuration - overall testing of various system features based on provided requirements - application lifecycle management using IBM Rational ClearQuest - investigating & debbuging issues using different tes tools (e.g. Wireshark) System Engineer Schaumburg, US October - December 2014 - engineering support in CCSi (Customer Center for Solutions Integration) team (stage, configure and troubleshoot systems for customers)

  • Event Coordinator at PROIDEA
    Jul 2011 - Nov 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

    - IT conferences coordination (PLNOG, CONFidence, e-nnovation, JDD, 4Developers) - conferences' web page creation and maintenance (Wordpress, HTML, CSS)