Developing a Distributed Engineering Team

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The company started as a distributed team with offices in israel, london and theuk. It imposed a lot of constraint on our hiring motion but it was all worth while to get things done. The first thing i would look for is trying to assess whether the team can benefit from diling up its israel mentality or dialing up its brin. This combination was so unique compared to any anythimg i have been on before. And really contribute to my deep, deep appreciation of what diversity can do on a tem Diversity of many, many kinds. But specificy here it was a diversity of mentality. You need many of those. So good example. I just use aleast

Former GM of Snyk, Anton Drukh, recently became a mentor for VPs of Engineering and joined us on this week's episode to discuss his experiences leading a team split between two very different cultures. His journey as a leader working with teams in Israel and the UK is a lens into how diversity of mentalities can be an essential asset for tech companies and how it played a role in Snyk's success.

In this episode we spoke candidly about promotions, how teams evolve as companies shed their skin and grow, and the not so obvious career steps from engineer to engineering leader. The shift towards full-stack engineering is in motion. Can organizations rise to the occasion?

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