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Manuel Drews

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Director of Engineering | Instruments and FX at Native Instruments
📍 Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Manuel Drews is a Director of Engineering at Native Instruments with over 15 years of experience, specializing in desktop application software, C++ development, and audio programming. He leads a department of around 40 engineers and holds a Dipl. Ing. from Technische Universität Berlin.

He is passionate about improving the work environment through a focus on engineering culture, organizational design, and developer productivity. Manuel frequently shares his thoughts on leadership, management principles, and creating a motivating atmosphere for his teams.

Unique fact: He has written about the negative side effects of crunch and overtime that are often overlooked, such as skewed effort tracking.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering | Instruments and FX
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Engineering Culture
He is passionate about improving engineering culture, org design, and developer productivity, frequently writing about leadership and management.
Audio Software
His career at Native Instruments and core skills in C++ and audio programming show a deep focus on developing audio technology.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Director of Engineering | Instruments and FX
Native Instruments
10-2022 - 5-2023
Director of Engineering | Instruments & FX + Developer Platform
Soundwide
11-2020 - 11-2022
Head Of Engineering | Instruments & FX + Developer Platform
Native Instruments
6-2019 - 11-2020
Principal Software Engineer | Tech Lead Synths & FX
Native Instruments
11-2018 - 6-2019
Principal Software Engineer
Native Instruments
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Education
Dipl.Ing.
Technische Universität Berlin
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