Honeycomb

JULY 12, 2023

This post is part of a short series about my experience in the VP of Engineering role at Honeycomb. In February of 2020, I was promoted from Director of Engineering to Honeycomb’s first VP of Engineering. Happily, all these things turned out to be true and are still true to this day.

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Apiumhub

JULY 16, 2019

A sought after speaker and coach, Mala Gupta’s Java books with Manning Publications, USA, are top-rated for Oracle Certification around the globe. Her preferred coaching method is working side-by-side with testers and teams to help them understand their problems and find good ways to deliver better business value.

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Gitprime

JUNE 11, 2019

Taking on an engineering leadership role can be disorienting for fresh recruits from the engineering ranks and seasoned veterans alike. Hogan spent more than a decade leveling up engineering organizations and growing leaders at companies like Etsy (as an Engineering Director) and Kickstarter (as VP of Engineering).

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Provide training, coaching, and other ways for people to get help without feeling judged. If not, you can hire consultants. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. You probably won’t have a lot of time, so stay focused on the big picture. See the “Choose Agile Coaches” section.).

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. You probably won’t have a lot of time, so stay focused on the big picture. It’s also often best if you approach your meeting as a conversation, rather than a presentation with slides, but your allies will know the best approach for your specific situation.

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Gitprime

MARCH 13, 2019

You can watch the entire webinar here , or read on for six highlights from the discussion with Randy Shoup , the VP of Engineering at WeWork; Cornelia Davis , the Senior Director of Technology at Pivotal; and Saminda Wijegunawardena , the Vice President of Engineering at Box. It’s more writing and less talking,” Shoup says.

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James Shore

AUGUST 19, 2024

Back in April , I posted the new career ladder I was planning to introduce at OpenSesame, which I’ve joined as VP of Engineering. We rolled it out in July, so now’s a good time to share what we’ve learned so far. PDF) Culture Changes The purpose of the new career ladder is to help change the engineering culture at OpenSesame.

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