Summary
Csaba Okrona is a seasoned engineering leader and Head of Software Engineering based in Berlin with 13+ years of hands-on experience scaling products and teams across B2B platforms like Contentful, Personio, Choco, Prezi and EGYM. He blends deep technical roots as a former full‑stack engineer (Golang, Python/Django, Clojure, JS/TS) with proven expertise in hiring, coaching, and building cross‑functional teams that deliver high‑load, mission‑critical services. Known for driving performance, reliability and platform initiatives, he also focuses on organizational development—creating onboarding, mentoring and hiring systems that enabled rapid team growth. A founding member of the EL Club, he champions empathetic leadership, continuous learning, and a people‑first approach that treats soft skills and potential as hiring signals. Unusually, he purposely "made himself unnecessary" as CTO in an earlier role, reflecting a long-term mindset for sustainable engineering leadership.
13 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
none Electrical engineering, none Electrical engineering at Budapest University of Technology and Economics
n/a, n/a at Trefort
English, Hungarian