Remote / Distributed Engineering Leadership
Michael Kroes
Fifteen-plus years building software engineering teams that hold together across time zones — with a decade of that spent fully remote and self-employed, working alongside distributed and nearshore teams.
Currently — Software Engineering Manager, Thales
Leadership snapshot
- Leads a value stream of multiple engineering teams plus cross-segment architecture functions at Thales, working closely with nearshore colleagues.
- Coached and mentored 100+ engineers across multiple teams through Agile and BDD adoption at Rabobank.
- Brought in to help steady a struggling engineering initiative — advised leadership, rebuilt team ownership and delivery.
- 10+ years self-employed, leading and collaborating with fully remote, international teams.
Beyond the day job
Since 2021 I've contributed to the Type 1 Diabetes Care community — improvements to Nightscout, AndroidAPS, and Loop, the open-source tools behind DIY closed-loop insulin delivery — and help new parents make sense of the technology after a diagnosis.
I've also been an open-source contributor and former co-maintainer of Mail-in-a-Box since 2015, reviewing pull requests and building features in Python and Bash.