#118 - Radical Engineering Culture and High Bar Hiring feat. Stefan Richter // Founder & CTO @ freiheit.com technologies

Discover insights into building a high-performance engineering organization with Stefan Richter, founder of freiheit.com technologies. With 25+ years of experience delivering successful software projects for the Who’s Who of European businesses and industries, Stefan shares his philosophy of radical engineering culture and maintaining an exceptionally high bar in recruiting. This episode dives deep into how freiheit.com has achieved their "Never Late, Never Failed" mission through disciplined processes, carefully selected talent, and a relentless focus on simplicity. Listen to find out 🎯 Why shipping great software is their mission 🧑‍💻 How they maintain a high bar in recruiting with "tested in life" candidates 📊 Their approach to engineering career levels and continuous feedback 🏗️ Why they prefer full stack engineers over specialized roles 🧩 How they build complex systems from simple components ⚙️ Their custom-built engineering project management tool 🔄 Their program to continually find and remove friction 📈 How they've delivered every project successfully for 25 years 🔍 Why reducing entropy is critical in large software projects 🌐 Why great software should be simple and maintainable for decades

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#118 - Radical Engineering Culture and High Bar Hiring feat. Stefan Richter // Founder & CTO @ freiheit.com technologies is an episode from alphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders by Tobias Schlottke - alphalist CTO Podcast.

This episode is 62:51 long.

This episode was published on Mar 20, 2025.

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