Chief Technology Officer | Developer to CTO | Building Tech Startup | Mahen Ratnayake | P1/10

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We chat with Mahen, CTO at EquiWatt, about his incredible journey from being a startup engineer to leading a tech team as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mahen shares his experiences and challenges in building EquiWatt's core functionalities and how his role has evolved over the past five years. As the CTO, he now oversees the tech team, manages infrastructure, and collaborates on product development.

We also explore the ever changing relationship between data scientists and software engineers, especially in the context of technical leadership. Mahen offers his perspective on how these roles intersect and how they collectively drive innovation within a company.

Key Topics:

1. Mahen's career transition from software engineer to CTO
2. The role of a CTO in a growing startup
3. Building and managing tech teams
4. EquiWatt's mission to revolutionize the UK's electricity grid through demand-side response and smart grid technology
5. The intersection of data science and software engineering in tech leadership

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