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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 Engineer/Manager Pendulum with Charity Majors Charity is a cofounder and engineer at Honeycomb.io, a startup that blends the speed of time series with the raw power of rich events to give you interactive, iterative debugging of complex systems. She has worked at companies like […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Transitioning to Engineering Management with Shivani Sharma Shivani is a Senior Engineering Manager at Slack and currently leads the New User Experience engineering team. She is passionate about the engineering leadership craft. She is a mentor in the www.platohq.com community where she mentors startup CTOs and engineering […]
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Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Tips for New Engineering Managers with Chris Paul Chris is a Staff Engineer at HelloSign, a Y Combinator eSignature startup in San Francisco. He got his bachelor’s degree in computer science at the University of Colorado in 2001 and started as an embedded systems analyst […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Compassionate Coding and Diversity with April Wensel April Wensel is an international speaker and the founder of Compassionate Coding, a social enterprise that provides coaching and training to empower individuals and teams to cultivate sustainable, human-centered, emotionally intelligent software development practices. She has spent the […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Making One-on-Ones Count with David Lynch After graduating with an MSc in Computer Science from Trinity College, Dublin, I worked for a while as a Software Engineer in the Finance Industry. I eventually ended up at Amazon Web Services working on productising the Cloudwatch monitoring […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Awesome Resources for New Engineering Managers with Joe Goldberg Joe is a veteran of the Seattle tech industry, with a background in usability and proven experience building enterprise SaaS products. Prior to EnergySavvy, Joe helped launch the first large-scale Ruby on Rails website on the […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Fireside Chat with Nick Caldwell VPE of Reddit Nick Caldwell is the VP of Engineering at Reddit where he is responsible for building and operating the 4th most visited site in the US. Prior to joining Reddit, he held various positions in engineering leadership at […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume The Importance of Technical Leadership with Patrick Kua Patrick Kua is A Principal Technical Consultant at Thoughtworks. He is also the author of “The Retrospective Handbook: A guide for agile teams” and “Talking with Tech Leads: From Novices to Practitioners.” Patrick brings harmony to technical […]
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Keeping Your Technical Skills as a Manager – Joan Gamell Joan Gamell is a former Engineering Manager at Expedia, currently at LinkedIn. He was born and raised in a Spanish town near Barcelona. He was fascinated with the internet since the 90s and started building […]