The Engineering Leadership Podcast

Dave Rhodes, CEO of Sauce Labs, shares insights on the pivotal role of digital quality in business success. He discusses how quality issues can significantly impact a company's bottom line and offers strategies for effective quality testing. Dave highlights real-world examples, including a recent airline outage, to illustrate the cost of software bugs. He explores the necessity of fostering a quality-driven culture within engineering teams and emphasizes the importance of understanding the connection between user experiences and consumer trust.

Marcel Weekes, VP of Engineering at Figma, shares his insights from Config 2024, where he reveals the excitement surrounding the launch of Figma's Dev Mode and its emphasis on collaboration. He discusses how community feedback shapes product evolution and highlights the new layer renaming tool's impact on user experience. Marcel also touches on strategies for effective prioritization and the critical role of product support teams in preserving Figma's community. Listeners can anticipate his session on collaboration at an upcoming conference!

Farhan Thawar, VP & Head of Engineering @ Shopify, shares insights on motivating teams post-reorg, creating buy-in, and measuring developer productivity through demos. He also discusses creating memorable experiences, optimizing team productivity, and understanding team topologies for org-wide success.

Engaging conversation with Jessica McKellar, Andrew Lau, Samir Naik, and a former VPE at Robinhood about aligning engineering with business goals, team topologies, and strategic thinking in engineering leadership. Insights on metrics tracking, org design during hyper-growth, and optimizing virtual teams for customer focus.

Richard Wong, an experienced engineering leader, discusses challenges like increasing velocity without sacrificing quality, measuring productivity, and working cross-functionally with other teams. Insights from various eng leaders are shared, emphasizing the importance of aligning team goals with higher-level objectives and focusing on measurable outcomes. The podcast also explores the significance of clear requirements, transitioning responsibilities, and fostering healthy team collaboration.

Explore top challenges faced by engineering leaders such as coaching team members, motivating others, creating organizational buy-in, and managing up. Hear insights from industry experts like Netflix, Atlassian, and more on best practices and strategies to overcome these obstacles.

Farhan Thawar, VP of Engineering at Shopify, discusses the top 10 challenges faced by engineering leaders in a rapid-fire session. Insights gathered from various ELC events, podcasts & conferences.

CTO @ Lattice, Stephen Poletto, discusses scaling hiring processes, creating operational excellence systems, and incentivizing impact within engineering orgs. Insights on aligning hires with company vision, implementing hiring rubrics, and adapting rituals for growth. Strategies for rewarding impact over complexity, improving task management, and exploring health tech trends. Valuable resources for startup equity and hiring practices shared.

Wade Chambers, CTO & SVP of Engineering @ Included Health, talks about conscious career growth, applying neuroplasticity principles to your career, and increasing team performance. He shares stories of success and failure as an eng manager, best practices for measuring success, and strategies for leadership development.

Melody Hildebrandt, EVP Eng / CISO @ Fox Corporation & COO @ Blockchain Creative Labs, shares insights on navigating M&As, accelerating tech transformation, and strategic ventures in media innovation. She delves into the Fox-Disney deal, fast-tracked projects post-acquisition, asset transfers, and leveraging TSAs to drive innovation and productivity. The discussion also covers the organization's pivot towards web3, NFT marketplace opportunities, and the strategic use of TSAs in M&A deals.