Show Notes
We're joined by Robin Heinze, Director of Engineering at Infinite Red. When she's not leading her team in creating impactful React Native projects, Robin shares her expertise as a co-host on the React Native Radio podcast. This week, our chat touches on a variety of topics including: Making code reviews easier and more effective Navigating the shift from individual contributor to managerial roles Strategies for onboarding new team members Adapting team size to meet project requirements How to reduce meeting overload
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In this episode, Jayson Phillips, Head of Engineering at Magpie Literacy, tells us about his journey from marketing to engineering. He also shares insights into how he uses Obsidian as a Knowledge Management platform. This week, our chat touches on a variety of topics including: Onboarding philosophy: Focus on learning culture and team dynamics first rather than trying to make immediate impact Proposal writing framework: Starts with 3-sentence problem statement, includes "blue book" section showing research work, and requires sign-offs from stakeholders Engineering leadership scope: Oversees ~40 people across 7 teams, managing everything from specs to production
After a bit of a break, we are back with episode 6 and we are joined by Carter Rabasa, Head of Developer Relations for Langflow at IBM, where we discuss his career, approach to team management, and the evolving tech landscape. This week, our chat touches on a variety of topics including: - Programming since his teens and how he got into DevRel - Building DevRel teams by hiring engineers - How DataStax transformed from enterprise database company to AI-focused platform - Running Cascadia JS conference, connecting web and AI developers
This month, we chat with Tiffany Jachja, Senior Engineering Manager at Yahoo. She is also a Career Coach and conference speaker. You can find her on Twitch entertaining and mentoring devs through resume review and general discussions about the tech industry. Our discussion for this episode covers all sorts of topics regarding managing people including: - Transitioning from dev to management - Guiding devs on her teams and helping them advance their careers - The differences between managing a handful of devs to 12+ people - How she conducts interviews across various experience levels
We're joined by Travis Wagner, Senior Software Engineer at Crunchyroll. He is a Twitch streamer and avid contributor to open source with work including a fork of Rust called Crablang. This week, our chat touches on a variety of topics including: His history getting into tech Onboarding into new teams Introducing and training teams on new tech Challenges related to contributing to large codebases