From developing driver-assistance software for a luxury car brand to jumping on board an NFT startup, Martin Votruba, Lead Software Engineer, is not one to shy away from a challenge. In September of 2023, joined Rapid7 as the first hire in its new Prague office. Martin is leveraging Rapid7’s excitement and energy of a startup while having the resources and support of an established organization to build a new team in Prague. He sat down to share his experience as one of the first employees in Prague, and discuss how Rapid7’s culture of collaboration and continuous learning helped him build a successful foundation on which to grow his team.
How have your past experiences contributed to how you approach your role today?
At Rapid7, my team’s job is to search for reported vulnerabilities and communicate those within our product (InsightVM) so that our customers can determine whether or not they are at risk. With different software vulnerabilities, each case is unique. This makes our job different from traditional engineering where you follow one recipe or code path and deploy it. I’m constantly drawing inspiration from past challenges and experiences to think about how to approach each new case here. I enjoy the opportunity to be creative in identifying solutions and helping our product deliver the best outcomes to our customers.
What was it that initially attracted you to Rapid7?
To be honest, I had never heard of the company before. It was exciting to see that it was starting a new office in Prague, while also having an established team globally to collaborate and partner with. I was looking for an opportunity to grow and learn from others and was interested in a global company. Being able to maintain ..
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