Dagger Co-Founder, and Docker’s former VP of Engineering, Sam Alba, joins us for a retrospective on company culture and how early-stage teams should develop it as their companies evolve. As Dagger grows from a founding team of three to ten and so forth, Sam, Jason, and Eiso, share their views on building companies, leading by example, and the importance of embracing culture in a genuine way. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep13  Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ Developing Leadership is a podcast presented by Athenian. We are introducing the world of engineering to metrics and data that improve processes and help teams. If you want to learn more about data-enabled engineering, go to athenian.co

Sam Alba, a former Docker engineer and co-founder of Dagger, dives into the complexities of modern CI systems and how they can slow down productivity. He explores how Dagger acts as a programmable CI/CD pipeline engine, simplifying workflows and enhancing portability across environments. Discover the innovative aspects of Dagger, including reusable modules and its integration capabilities with existing tools like Jenkins. Alba also shares insights on best practices for optimizing Dagger functions, making CI automation more efficient and developer-friendly.