Felix Mennen

Echometerで働き始めたのはいつ？

フェリックスだ： I worked as a freelancer in 2019 and started full-time in summer 2020.

これまでの職務経験は？

フェリックスだ： I completed a dual study program in Business Informatics at Bertelsmann in Gütersloh. Afterwards, I worked for two years as a full-time app developer at a Bertelsmann subsidiary before joining Echometer.

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Echometerにて

Echometerで働く魅力は？

フェリックスだ： Definitely our culture. Everyone can openly talk about challenges and mistakes without judgment. Instead, you get helpful and motivating feedback that helps you grow. 💪

If you could write your own job title, what would it be?

フェリックスだ： Probably something like “Full-Stack & UI/UX Developer.” My main role is development, working in every part of our infrastructure.

Your favorite retrospective method or team workshop?

フェリックスだ： I love the “Keep, Stop, Start” retro. It’s simple, grounded, and always delivers good results.

Your personal highlight at Echometer?

フェリックスだ： Validating a major mockup for a complete redesign of our retro flow. We received great feedback, which showed us we’re working on the right challenges.

Echometerでの最初の1週間はどんな感じだった？

フェリックスだ： I quickly realized that I was now much more responsible for the outcome of my work than before.

Your biggest or funniest fuckup at Echometer?

フェリックスだ： A customer complained that emails weren’t arriving. Logs showed errors that caused users to be blacklisted. I removed them from the blacklist intending to investigate afterwards — not knowing logs were only stored for six days. Since the issue was older, all evidence disappeared once I removed the blacklist entries.

Echometerで学んだ面白いことは？

フェリックスだ： A lot — but especially GraphQL. It changed how our frontend (and we as developers) interact with the backend.

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スタッフ

あなたの友人を3つの言葉で表すと？

フェリックスだ： Logical, Funny, Relaxed.

What values drive you?

フェリックスだ： Work takes up a huge part of our lives — we should make the best of it and support others in doing the same.

趣味は？

フェリックスだ：

• Gaming with friends
• Inline skating through Münster
• Skill-based hobbies like pen spinning or solving a Rubik’s Cube
• Looking forward to going to the gym again after the pandemic

子供の頃の写真？

フェリックスだ： This is me — minus the beard.