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The SimpleLeadership Podcast (iTunes link) specifically focuses on improving the craft of software engineering leadership.
As a VP of Engineering & CTO I am acutely aware of the lack of good resources available for new and existing software engineering managers.
SimpleLeadership is designed for both new and experienced software & technology managers who want to build high-performing teams, better motivate & mentor their employees, reduce attrition and advance their career. It is for people who want to go beyond just being a manager and become a true leader.
During these interviews I ask each guest to share their journey from individual contributor to software engineering manager and provide any guidance on the transition. I also like to focus each podcast on a specific theme related to the challenges of managing and leading software engineering teams & organizations.
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Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume The Importance of Self-Advocacy with Arquay Harris Arquay Harris is the Director of Engineering for Customer Acquisition at Slack. Prior to Slack she was a Web Development Manager at Google where she lead a large team of Information Architects, Developers and Designers. Before that, as […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Engineering Leadership Principals with Oren Ellenbogen Oren Ellenbogen is serving as the VP Engineering at Forter, a SaaS company that helps retailers prevent identity fraud, internet fraud and phone fraud. In his spare time he runs Software Lead Weekly, a free weekly email for busy […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Great Interviewing Practices to Scale Engineering Teams with Tido Carriero and Emily Zahuta In this episode, Tido Carriero and Emily Zahuta discuss the importance of a well planned and executed interviewing process and how important it is to scaling a successful software engineering organization. Tido […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Making Your Employees Badass with bethanye McKinney Blount bethanye McKinney Blount is a technology leader with over 20 years of experience delivering great products and scalable infrastructure. She was briefly reddit’s first VP of Engineering, after working on some of Facebook’s most complex infrastructure projects. […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Supporting Software Engineer Productivity with Travis Kimmel Travis Kimmel is the CEO, co-founder and product visionary behind GitPrime, the leader in data-driven productivity reporting for software engineering teams. He is a Y Combinator alumni, experienced in building high-performing teams, and empowering people to do their best […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume My Worst Mistake as a Manager – Plato Event Three great Engineering Leaders (from Datto, Trello, Uber) talk about their worst mistakes as Engineering Managers during the Plato event #1 hosted on May 15, 2017 in San Francisco. Moderator: Christian McCarrick — CTO/VP Engineering at Telmate Benjamin de […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume The Benefits of Hiring Code Bootcamp Grads with Ana Ulin Ana is an engineering leader, about to start a new role as Senior Engineering Manager at Patreon. She started her career at Google, where she learned much about distributed systems and engineering leadership, and has […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Managing Managers with Cate Huston Cate has spent her career working on mobile and documenting everything she learns using WordPress. Now she combines the two as Automattic’s mobile lead. She co-curates Technically Speaking, and admins the New-(ish) Manager Slack. You can find her on Twitter at @catehstn and at cate.blog. […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Building an Engineering Culture That Retains Talent – Plato Event Listen to the panel I moderated at a recent Plato event. The topic was building and engineering culture that retains talent. There are some really great responses to the questions and it was a great […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Career Coaching with Allen Cheung Allen Cheung is a Director of Engineering at Affirm, leading the User engineering team to build a great user experience for Affirm’s customers. He has worked for a number of technology companies both small and large, with past experience at […]