Lift Off: The Rocket Software Rocketeer Profile Series - Get to Know Elinga Kavaliauskiene

Meet our Rocketeer

Wir bei Rocket Software sprechen viel über unsere Werte Empathie, Menschlichkeit, Vertrauen und Liebe. Diese Werte helfen uns, unsere Kunden bei ihrer digitalen Transformation und Modernisierung an der Spitze zu halten. Dieser Erfolg ist jedoch nur dank unserer Mitarbeiter möglich, die sich voll und ganz diesen Kernwerten verschrieben haben und jede Herausforderung mit Leidenschaft und branchenführender Expertise meistern.

Our next Rocketeer to step into the spotlight is Elinga Kavaliauskiene, Rocket Software’s country manager for Lithuania and senior director of engineering. From finance to recruitment and engineering, Elinga plays a key role in fostering innovation across the company and ensuring growth. Join us as we get to know Elinga.

Kurzinfo

"Ein Wort, um die Rocket Kultur zu beschreiben?"

"Dynamic"

"Kaffee oder Tee?"

"Definitely coffee—and a lot of it, too"

"Ein stolzer Moment?"

"Being a mother to my two kids"

"Lieblingswert von Rocket Software ?"

"Empathie"

"Reiseziel, das man unbedingt einmal im Leben gesehen haben muss?"

"Japan—And I’m finally going in April!"

Fragen und Antworten

Welche Rolle haben Sie bei Rocket Software, und wie sieht ein typischer Arbeitstag aus?

My role at Rocket Software is to align our Lithuanian operations with the company's global success strategy.

This involves engaging with various stakeholders to help improve things at Rocket Software and what role the Lithuania site can play there. Many of my conversations are about employees – retention, growth, performance, and attraction to the future. I also help to see how we can grow our people further in the organization, which would impact innovative solutions to our product portfolio. People don’t want to develop; they are keen to make a difference and want to see our customers using our products. There are many meetings, but every day is different for me, and I love that about my job.

Was hat Sie an Rocket Software interessiert?

I didn’t know much about Rocket Software before I joined. I had experience building mainframe expertise back at Barclays Bank in Lithuania. I was invited to share some information about the mainframe talent pool in Lithuania for potential investors who were thinking of entering the Lithuanian market. It was Rocket Software, and after I joined, I realized that I knew a lot more about Rocket Software’s products than I thought and had even used some of them at my old job.

My interest in Rocket Software was sparked by the opportunity to collaborate with top-tier professionals at Rocket Software who know this technology like the backs of their hands and are eager to share their experience. I knew there was so much more I could learn at Rocket Software that I wouldn’t be able to learn anywhere else. Also, I must be honest that I was extremely interested in contributing to building a new development center for Rocket Software from scratch – it is a big responsibility, and I am extremely grateful for it.

Wie würden Sie das Team und das Arbeitsumfeld in Ihrer Abteilung/ bei Rocket Software beschreiben?

Working here is like having an extended family. We’re a very informal and flat organization, and it encourages collaboration and a sense of belonging. Whenever I’m interviewing new talent, and they ask me about Rocket Software’s company culture, I always say that we have the best people. We laugh, we cry—everything we do – we do together. This job connects us all and makes me feel so lucky to work here and have an opportunity to know all these fantastic people.

Welche Projekte/Aspekte Ihrer Arbeit bereiten Ihnen die größte Begeisterung?

I find immense excitement in cultivating talent and witnessing their professional growth within our Lithuanian site. The journey from junior roles to conference speakers fills me with pride. This keeps me going and gets me excited about what the future will bring us.

Was ist einer Ihrer stolzesten Momente während Ihrer Zeit bei Rocket Software?

A few years back, we were responsible for working on a significant product portfolio. Seeing the results that the team here in Lithuania achieved in a short period made me so proud. We got great feedback from the subject matter experts in the U.S. about our engineers here, and it was amazing to get that recognition from some of the best and brightest at Rocket Software.

Glauben Sie, dass sich die Kernwerte von Rocket Software – Empathie, Menschlichkeit, Vertrauen und Liebe – von denen anderer Unternehmen unterscheiden? Und wie leben Sie diese Werte in Ihrer täglichen Arbeit?

Our values at Rocket Software are different because they’re so straightforward. Many companies try to be smart with their core values, but then they don’t make much sense because they don’t come naturally. The values here can be so easily integrated into your daily life that you don’t need to overthink them to help uplift yourself and your coworkers with Empathy, Humanity, Trust, and Love.

You'll see results when you stop and take the time to help your team and colleagues. It’s not just about you and your job here; we work as a team, and these values remind us of that.