Life at New Relic: Passion, Learning, and Growing Your Skills

The "Life at New Relic" blog series highlights employee experiences, focusing on Ivan De Marino, a Lead Software Engineer based in Munich, who has had two stints at the company. Ivan initially joined New Relic in 2014 to lead a team developing Synthetics, a product that marked the company's first foray into cloud-based infrastructure using AWS, and returned in 2023 to work on the Kafka platform team. He values New Relic for its sense of mission, collaborative culture, and the opportunity to make impactful contributions, citing a supportive environment that encourages growth and accountability without blame. Ivan provides insights for potential engineers, emphasizing passion in coding, effective communication, and the importance of learning from mistakes, noting that New Relic supports career development, including AWS certifications.