Tinatin Balavadze
Building Scalable Code, Careers, and Communities—One Bold Move at a Time.
Berlin, Germany
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I build mobile apps that scale, mentor career changers breaking into tech, and rethink how teams grow. But my path wasn’t a straight line—it was a curveball-filled adventure through learning design, leadership, and reinvention.
By day, I’m an engineer at Zalando, solving complex problems with clean solutions. By night (and sometimes in between commits), I mentor, speak, and brainstorm ways to make tech more inclusive and careers more adaptable.
Before I wrote software, I designed learning programs, led high-impact teams, and built systems that empowered people to think, create, and grow. Now, I bring that same mindset into tech—blending creativity with code to build products (and careers) that actually make a difference.
Talks, Mentorship, & More: If you’re into AI productivity, career growth, or scaling impact without burning out, let's talk. I’m always up for sharing hard-earned insights and helping others debug their next big leap.
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Refactor Your Career: Build It Like Your Best Codebase
Bad code hurts. A messy career—stale skills, stagnant roles, and hidden tech debt—is just as painful. Engineers refactor code to keep it fresh and efficient. Why not refactor our careers?
This talk treats career growth like an engineering challenge. I'll show you how to debug outdated skills, identify growth blockers, and apply CI/CD principles for continuous improvement. Whether stuck in maintenance mode or ready to scale your impact, you'll leave with clear strategies to iteratively upgrade your career without burnout.
Key Takeaways:
Career Tech Debt – Spot and refactor stale skills and habits.
Branching vs. Merging – When to specialize deeply and when to diversify.
Version Control Your Career – Iterative growth, continuous feedback, strategic pivots.
CI/CD Yourself – Continuous integration of new skills, continuous deployment of growth.
Career Debugging Framework – Tactics to assess and adjust your professional path.
Who It's For: Engineers, tech leads, and anyone ready to evolve their career as deliberately as their codebase.
Format: Ideal as a complete talk or lightning session.
Listen Deeply, Build with Purpose: Transforming Tech Teams
Great teams don’t just ship code—they innovate, adapt, and thrive. But exceptional teams aren’t accidental. They're intentionally built.
This isn't another theory-filled leadership talk. It's an honest, actionable exploration of how to cultivate trust, collaboration, and innovation in tech teams. Drawing from my experience building and leading dynamic teams (and pivoting my own career into tech), I’ll share proven practices to transform good teams into extraordinary ones.
Key Takeaways:
The Trust Factor – How to nurture genuine collaboration.
Deep Listening as Leadership – Why listening actively and empathetically is your strongest leadership tool.
Innovation Culture – Creating space for experimentation without fear of failure.
If you lead, belong to, or dream of building a stellar tech team, this session is your blueprint.
Who It's For: Engineers, tech leads, and anyone dedicated to growing their career, like they would refine their code.
Format: Ideal as a complete talk or lightning session.
AI Won’t Take Your Job—But Your Productivity Habits Might
Forget fearing AI. The real threat? Your messy workflows, mental overload, and endless context-switching.
This session flips the script on AI anxiety. Instead of worrying AI will replace you, learn to harness it. I'll show you how tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT can amplify your productivity, clear cognitive clutter, and supercharge your engineering career.
Key Takeaways:
Cognitive Load vs. Automation – Why ineffective workflows pose a bigger threat than AI.
The 10x Engineer Myth – Leveraging AI and habits to boost productivity.
AI as Your Pair Programmer – Practical, AI-enhanced coding techniques.
Debugging Your Focus – Crafting routines that protect deep work and minimize distractions.
AI-Powered Workflows – Freeing your time for meaningful engineering.
Who It's For: Engineers, tech leads, and anyone eager to upgrade their career as they would a cluttered codebase.
Format: Ideal as a complete talk or lightning session.
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