Raphael Adam

I've been lucky to work with many talented engineers. Leading engineers in their day-to-day and careers continues to be something that brings me joy. I strive to create an environemnt where teams can release quality software in a positive and sustainable environment.

As an Engineering Manager, I’ve lead the Developer Experience, Identity and Access Management, and Public APIs teams. This comes with a diverse set of considerations and technologies that require different types of stakeholder and leadership engagement.

Identity and Access Management serves a critical role in upholding customer trust by providing robust authentication and authorization options for every business user’s needs. Public APIs are a gateway into exciting automation opportunities for customers. Consistency and predictability with Workiva’s Public APIs are critical for instilling confidence with customers. Developer Experience takes a step back and looks at the internal engineering teams as our customer base. How do we service our engineers needs? How can we operate more efficiently as an R&D organization? It’s a fun and challenging landscape filled with opportunities and eager stakeholders.

Being in a Senior SDET role allowed me to lead teams and more formally mentor other engineers in the engineering organization.

As a Senior SDET, I supporting teams in adopting new test frameworks while mentoring and managing engineers.

I was in the first batch of engineers to be given the title of SDET as a engineer who has a focus on scalable quality practices in the engineer organization. This formative phase in my career saw me and other SDETs forging what the role would become to this day.

Everything about my internship with WebFilings was an amazing and fun introduction. WebFilings was a blossoming startup that maintained a positive work culture where everyone worked and played hard.

As a Quality Assurance Analyst Intern, I was given opportunities on par with that of full time Quality Assurance Analysts. I was entrusted with putting together testing plans for our software suites, writing automated tests, and making sure my teams were able to move quality code with expediancy.

As IT Support and Front Desk at Neurology Specialists LLC, my responsibilies ranged from handling sensative patient information and scheduling, to addressing computer issues around the office.

Growing up in Minnesota, I was resolute that I would venture to another state for my higher education. I started at Iowa State University as a Biology major with the intention of going to medical school. 2 years into my studies, I knew I wanted to make a change and follow my passion for technology, so I switched majors to Management Information Systems, which deepened my knowledge in the IT and software space. Within 3 months of switching majors, I landed my first technology internship with WebFilings, and knew I had made the right decision.