DiscoverFuture Founder PromiseSam Blinde — Engineering Manager & Senior Software Engineer At Nearform
Sam Blinde — Engineering Manager & Senior Software Engineer At Nearform

Sam Blinde — Engineering Manager & Senior Software Engineer At Nearform

Update: 2024-05-13
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Sam Blinde is an accomplished Engineering Manager and Senior Software Engineer at Nearform (formerly Formidable Labs), where she has been instrumental in leading and driving the development of cutting-edge projects for over two years. Sam brings extensive technical expertise in React, Redux, Node.js, Next.js, and TypeScript to her current role.




Beyond her technical prowess, Sam has excelled in various leadership capacities, including mentoring peers, onboarding new hires, and even managing hiring processes, showcasing her commitment to fostering growth and collaboration within her teams.




With a diverse background spanning technical innovation, leadership, and user-centric design, Sam brought a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this discussion. This interview taps into the following topics:





  • Remote Work At Formidable

  • Office vs. Remote vs. Hybrid

  • Liberating Remote Culture

  • Social Connections

  • Scheduled Fun

  • Fostering Connections

  • Time Zone Challenges

  • Games

  • Managing Teams

  • Developing Growth

  • Space For Expressing Feelings

  • Honesty & Transparency

  • Community Channels

  • Minecraft Team Server

  • Trust Battery

  • Culture Of Trust

  • Using Timers

  • Radical Candor

  • Empathetic Feedback

  • Work-Life Balance

  • Protecting Your Time

  • Importance Of Celebrations

  • Company Podcast For Team Building

  • Internal Tool Building




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Sam Blinde — Engineering Manager & Senior Software Engineer At Nearform

Sam Blinde — Engineering Manager & Senior Software Engineer At Nearform

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