Cosmin Nicolaescu, Chief Technology Officer at Brex: How to Become a CTO of a Multibillion-dollar Startup in Only 10 Years
03/15/23 • 43 min
Cosmin Nicolaescu, Chief Technology Officer at Brex
Cosmin has enjoyed a meteoric rise as a software engineer. In less than 10 years, he's led global engineering teams at two multibillion-dollar startups. We explore his career trajectory and how a Microsoft software engineer intern becomes the CTO of a more than $12-billion valuation financial-technology juggernaut. Finally, in an exclusive for the Blind community, Cosmin shares how someone can impress him in a job interview at Brex.
Cosmin Nicolaescu, Chief Technology Officer at Brex
Cosmin has enjoyed a meteoric rise as a software engineer. In less than 10 years, he's led global engineering teams at two multibillion-dollar startups. We explore his career trajectory and how a Microsoft software engineer intern becomes the CTO of a more than $12-billion valuation financial-technology juggernaut. Finally, in an exclusive for the Blind community, Cosmin shares how someone can impress him in a job interview at Brex.
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