Avanade Nordic

In this episode of the Nordic podcast series, you get to meet three Nordic employees that all have one thing in common; they at one point decided to leave Avanade for new challenges and to earn new experiences but are now back in the Avanade family. They are what we call, “Boomerangs.” Together with our host, Mats Lundell-Nygjelten, Tommi Kemppi, Application Architect, Henrik Moen, Power BI Developer, and Henrik Jaeger, Dynamics 365 Solution Architect share their experiences as boomerangs and why they decided to come back to Avanade.

How do you have a continuous focus on innovation in a time where most of us are working remotely? Get inspiration and insights into how to foster an innovative culture in this episode of our Nordic podcast series. Listen in to a discussion between our host and Full Stack Developer, Mats Lundell-Nygjelten, Andreea Natapov, Global Innovation Program Manager, and Ramon Miranda, Europe Innovation Lead. During the episode we will discuss:What is a culture of innovation and how do you build it? Avanade’s different innovation initiatives Why investing in, and developing your talent is so important 

Meet our Software Engineers, Part 3:Olav Alexander Lende works as a Full Stack Developer at Avanade Norway and is a part of our Software Engineering Talent Community. (At Avanade, each person is part of a Talent Community, which is a team of employees working with similar skills within the same Microsoft Technology.)In this episode, you will get to know the Software engineering team in Norway and get an understanding of what life as a Software Developer in Avanade is like. During the episode we will discuss:What technology they use every dayThe best thing about working in AvanadeThe opportunities inside of AvanadeInternational collaboration with software development expertise across the worldThe social life

Meet our Software Engineers, Part 2:Alfred Sköld works as a Full Stack Developer at Avanade Sweden and is a part of our Software Engineering Talent Community.(At Avanade, each person is part of a Talent Community, which is a team of employees working with similar skills within the same Microsoft Technology.)In this episode, you get to listen to Alfred and Mats Lundell-Nygjelten, Full Stack Developer, where they talk about the opportunities Avanade has in store for a software developer and get a glimpse into their professional life inside of Avanade. During the episode we will discuss:What it has been like starting at AvanadeThe international collaboration in AvanadeSocial life at AvanadeThe support for healthy personal growth as a developer and consultant

Meet our Software Engineers, Part 1:Petri Karjalainen works as an Application Architect at Avanade Finland and he has been working in our Software Engineering talent community at Avanade for 10 years.(At Avanade, each person is part of a Talent Community, which is a team of employees working with similar skills within the same Microsoft Technology.)In this episode, Petri shares his experiences with Mats Lundell-Nygjelten, the host and a Full Stack Developer. What does he think is the best thing about Avanade and what kind of opportunities are there? During the episode we will discuss: The network of software developers inside of AvanadeCross country collaborationAvanade’s focus on career progressionThe social life inside of Avanade

How do we increase the number of women in infrastructure? In this episode you’ll get an insight into what’s it like being a woman in Infrastructure Consulting in Avanade, their advice to drive your career both from a junior and senior employee perspective, and what they get inspiration from. Join in on an interesting discussion with Linda Andersen, Senior Cloud Engineer and Talent Community Lead, Pernille Olesen, Infrastructure Consultant, and Anne Greenwald, Solution Area Lead and Nordic Talent Community Lead.During the episode we will discuss:Sharing our experiences and advice on working remotely How and why they started at AvanadeWhat’s life like for an infrastructure consultant at AvanadeAdvice to drive a career within IT and infrastructure

Get to know the new Nordic General Manager. Antonio shares his story from a small village in Italy and a dream of living a global life, to today living in Sweden and being the leader of Avanade Nordics and Sweden. This episode is moderated by Mats Lundell-Nygjelten, Full Stack Developer. During the episode we will discuss:The transition from a technical role to a business leaderHis best career adviceKeys to a successful career How cross collaboration ensures even wider success for Avanade

We all know that starting a new job can be challenging, but how is it to start a new job in the middle of a global pandemic? Listen in on a discussion on this topic together with Mats Lundell-Nygjelten, Full Stack Developer, Ahmad El-Houri, Solution Architect, and Niklas A. Gustafsson, Full Stack Developer, where they share their stories on their experiences in moving countries to join Avanade Norway.  During the episode we will discuss:Joining Avanade in the middle of a pandemicHow to get to know your new colleagues and community virtually Getting to know your new homeHow important it is to have the right mindset when joining a new company