Embracing Opportunities Beyond Career Advancement

Author and Head of Foundation Engineering at Stripe (https://stripe.com), Will Larson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-larson-a44b543/) stops by the People Stack to talk about what the Foundation Engineering team does, the best career advice he ever received, why Inclusion must precede Diversity, sizing teams when managing ICs and Managers, handling on-call status, career ladders and much more

Will's book "An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management" is out now (hardcover is highly recommended): https://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Puzzle-Systems-Engineering-Management/dp/1732265186

Intro music is "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere, which is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Special Guest: Will Larson.