Why “It Works” Is Not Good Enough | Zhenya Rozinskiy, John Schulz

Built by Humans is a podcast for engineering leaders managing remote teams and scaling modern tech companies.
Hosted by Zhenya Rozinskiy, the show focuses on real-world challenges in hiring global talent, building distributed engineering teams, and leading across time zones. With over 30 years of experience working with distributed teams across nearly every continent, his perspective comes from operating inside real teams, not advising from the outside.
Each episode features founders, CTOs, and engineering leaders sharing how they actually run teams, make decisions, and deal with the problems no one talks about.
You will hear practical insights on remote team management, engineering leadership, hiring developers globally, and building products that work in real conditions.
This is not a theory. These are leaders explaining what worked, what failed, and what they would do differently.
It goes beyond hiring or managing individuals. The real challenge in distributed teams is how people work together when there is no shared environment. Communication breaks, ownership gets unclear, and alignment takes more effort.
We cover how teams operate in that reality. How decisions move across functions. How leaders handle pressure from different directions. And how companies function when everything depends on clear communication, not proximity.
Built by Humans is produced by Mirigos, a company that helps businesses build and scale remote engineering teams without losing control over quality, communication, or delivery. The focus is simple. Find the right engineers, integrate them properly, and make sure they operate as part of the team, not outside of it.
If you are leading or building a remote engineering team, this podcast helps you understand how to do it without losing control.
Because every company is built by humans.
