Refactoring Podcast

How to Build High Performing Engineering Teams 🏗️ — with Maria Gutierrez (Personio, Twitter)

Mar 14, 2024

Discussion with Maria Gutierrez on building healthy engineering orgs, balancing speed and quality, remote work impact, transitioning to manager roles, engineering productivity metrics, AI utilization in teams, and career advice for engineers.

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Quick takeaways

Strong technical skills are essential for engineering managers to lead effectively.

Adapting development approaches based on business goals is vital for high-performing teams.

Intentional decision-making and alignment with business objectives are crucial for successful remote work strategies.

Deep dives

The Importance of Technical Proficiency for Engineering Managers

Engineering managers are advised to possess strong technical skills to understand trade-offs, make decisions, and contribute to solutions within their teams. A lack of technical knowledge may hinder their ability to lead effectively.

Introduction

2min

Exploring a VP of Engineering's Career Journey and Insights on Building High Performing Teams

3min

Strategies for Building Successful Engineering Teams in High-Growth Environments

10min

Navigating the Challenges of Growth and Remote Work

22min

Navigating the Transition from Engineer to Manager in the Tech Industry

2min

Focusing on Team Performance Metrics and Business Objectives

15min

Evolution of Engineering Managers

7min

Maria Gutierrez is the VP of Engineering at Personio, and ex VP of Engineering and Operations at Twitter. With Maria we talked about how to build healthy and impactful engineering orgs as they scale. We touched on everything from processes to remote work, development cycle, hiring, structuring teams and more. (00:00) Introduction (02:12) Maria's career journey (05:18) How hyper-growth breaks engineering teams, and how to prevent it (09:32) How to balance speed and quality (13:40) What a high performing team looks like (15:46) How to scale without adding friction (19:22) Personio's engineering team and growth (21:02) Remote work: impact, relationships, and challenges (32:54) How remote work impacts different roles (38:09) Transition from engineer to manager (45:08) How to use engineering productivity metrics (51:05) The use of AI in Maria's teams (54:50) The evolution of engineering managers (58:11) Career advice for engineers

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Refactoring Podcast

How to Build High Performing Engineering Teams 🏗️ — with Maria Gutierrez (Personio, Twitter)

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Importance of Technical Proficiency for Engineering Managers

Building Healthy and Impactful Engineering Organizations

Challenges in Managing Rapid Growth Organizations

Balancing Speed and Quality in Product Development

Adapting to Remote Work Dynamics and Future Trends

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts