Engineering Culture by InfoQ

The podcast discusses common challenges faced by engineering managers such as longer feedback loops, feeling overwhelmed, and the need for developing soft skills. It provides tactical advice on time management, setting clear expectations, and managing up. Additionally, it explores the challenges of transitioning between technical and leadership roles and optimizing developer experience and team happiness. The importance of effective one-on-one meetings and aligned incentives is also highlighted.

Natnael Belay, expert in establishing open-source communities inside organizations, discusses the importance of embracing an open-source culture and establishing an independent open-source community within an organization. They also explore the allocation of time between open-source and internal projects, emphasizing product value and feature priority.

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Nir Orman and Einav Carmon from Wix about addressing the gender imbalance in software engineering through community and mentoring. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3PAkvn4 Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architect…mpaign=architectnl Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco qconsf.com/ Oct 2-6, 2023 QCon London qconlondon.com/ April 8-10, 2024 Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: https://techhub.social/@infoq - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq Write for InfoQ - Join a community of experts. - Increase your visibility. - Grow your career. www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq/?u…aign=writeforinfoq

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Teresa Cain about the Two-hour Design Sprint. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/481Xbpr Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architect…mpaign=architectnl Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco qconsf.com/ Oct 2-6, 2023 QCon London qconlondon.com/ April 8-10, 2024 Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: https://techhub.social/@infoq - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq Write for InfoQ - Join a community of experts. - Increase your visibility. - Grow your career. www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq/?u…aign=writeforinfoq

Guest Phil Alves discusses how leaders can enable developer effectiveness, including measuring key metrics, building a strong culture for effective tracking, becoming mentors and coaches as senior developers, and transitioning from a developer mindset to a skill set.

Pia Nilsson, Lead Platform Developer at Spotify, discusses creating a great developer experience by fostering psychological safety, building empathy with customers, and co-creating innovative solutions. They also explore the success and challenges of Spotify's Backstage developer portal and the importance of inviting individuals along on the journey.

Shane Hastie speaks to Akhilesh Gupta, a Principal Engineer at LinkedIn, about the journey to a staff-plus role. They discuss the responsibilities of a principal engineer, the importance of soft skills, creating a frictionless developer experience, and the decision-making process between management and individual contributor roles.

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Nick van Wiggeren of PlanetScale about what it takes to build and nurture great teams. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/47jLbPT Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architect…mpaign=architectnl Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco https://qconsf.com/ Oct 2-6, 2023 QCon London https://qconlondon.com/ April 8-10, 2024 Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: https://techhub.social/@infoq - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq Write for InfoQ - Join a community of experts. - Increase your visibility. - Grow your career. www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq/?u…aign=writeforinfoq

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dr Laura Maguire about how cognitive systems engineering can help manage stress and burnout in teams and organisations. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3Kt5nVt Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architect…mpaign=architectnl Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco https://qconsf.com/ Oct 2-6, 2023 QCon London https://qconlondon.com/ April 8-10, 2024 Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: https://techhub.social/@infoq - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq Write for InfoQ - Join a community of experts. - Increase your visibility. - Grow your career. www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq/?u…aign=writeforinfoq

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Asif Iqbal about the four pillars of digital transformation. Read a transcript of this interview: http://bit.ly/3NcAgiR Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architect…mpaign=architectnl Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco https://qconsf.com/ Oct 2-6, 2023 QCon London https://qconlondon.com/ April 8-10, 2024 Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: https://techhub.social/@infoq - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq Write for InfoQ - Join a community of experts. - Increase your visibility. - Grow your career. www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq/?u…aign=writeforinfoq