Next in our series, we caught up with Philipp, a key member of the Engineering team working on our Ledger Live app..
Can you tell us about your role at Ledger?
I'm currently on the team responsible for developing the Swap app inside the Ledger Live app.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work?
Well I just moved to Paris, so for the past couple of months my main occupation was moving from one temporary apartment to the next, but I hope that at some point in the future I can find a small workshop somewhere to pick up my hobby of building loudspeakers (and other things). Until then, it’ll be reading books and getting to know Paris.
What are you currently learning or working on that excites you?
I became more interested in the whole crypto and Blockchain topic over the last few years, also in the technical aspects and had some touch points with it in my previous job, but it’s really nice to have this now as part of my daily job and being surrounded by so much knowledge in this area on the other side is quite exciting so I can’t really say what the one thing is that excites me.
What makes Ledger different from other places you’ve worked?
I’ve only been with Ledger for four and a half months now, but what I found quite interesting right from the start is that I’m given a lot of space to bring in ideas and improvements. Something that’s just different/new on the product side for me is that Ledger is not just software, but it’s actually the hardware in combination with several pieces of software that makes the whole product. I had some respect (maybe fear?) before I started about how this will all work together in day to day development, but I quickly learned that Ledger developed quite a robust set of internal, handy tools to tackle this.
What has been your development journey since you joined Ledger?
I have definitely become more fluent in “crypto lingo". I’m working with some other Ledgers in a group to improve AI usage in teams and the company in general, which already gave me quite a boost regarding productivity around generative AI tools. Overall the support of my team and the company has given me more confidence to develop and push for improvements.
What’s the most rewarding project you’ve worked on at Ledger?
That’s almost impossible to say. My team is one part of a big application and every little piece of improvement that I or we can deliver helps to make this application better release for release. For me, almost every line of code that gets released to production is as rewarding as any other. Maybe it’s easier to sometimes look back at how things were a couple of months back and how much has improved since then to get this rewarding feeling.
Besides that, there was one line of code that I changed three months ago, which fixed a tiny jump in the UI, which was driving me crazy.
How would you describe the team culture in three words?
Dynamic, open, encouraging.
What's a piece of advice you’d give to someone who is just starting their career?
Tech is already my second “career”, so I’ve been there more than once and for me the most important thing is really the people around you. You’ll grow your knowledge on the job anyways, but it’s way easier, faster and more fun if you can do this in a team you feel comfortable and supported in.
This and become proficient in AI tools.
If you're interested in a career at Ledger within our Engineering function, then take a look at our open opportunities here.
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