James Shore
JANUARY 10, 2025
This is a talk about what you do, as VP of Engineering, when somebody asks for the impossible. I said, If we had the best product engineering organization in the world, what would it look like? I walked them through an exercise right there on the CEOs dining room table. But its still an interesting thought exercise.
James Shore
MAY 5, 2024
In my new role as VP of Engineering , there was one question I was dreading more than any other: “How are you measuring productivity?” I need to be accountable for engineering productivity. I led them through an exercise: “Imagine we’ve built the best product engineering organization in the world. You know what?
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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.
LaunchDarkly
JUNE 12, 2020
On May 21, for the Test in Production Meetup on Twitch , Yoz Grahame, Developer Advocate at LaunchDarkly, moderated a panel discussion featuring Rebecca Murphey, Senior Technical PM at Indeed, and Ben Vinegar, VP of Engineering at Sentry. Watch the full panel discussion below. Thank you both so much for joining us today.
taos
JULY 18, 2017
Frankly, I don’t know a single CIO, CTO or VP of Engineering or Operations that would disagree with me. Just ask the many software engineers that engage in hack-a-thons every couple of months, only to find their ideas come to life within weeks…now that’s exciting! Public cloud is not cheaper! There, I said it!
Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Marcus: Why did you feel this was the right time for this book? I was finding myself in coaching call after coaching call talking about the same challenges. And I remember feeling that way, at every stage of management, you know not just as a new line manager, but when I became a manager of managers, and then when I became a VPE.
Stackery
MAY 9, 2019
Impostors syndrome: that perennial juggling act between vocational ambition and that sneaking suspicion that you’ll arrive at work on a Wednesday only to find your desk sold for parts, the room darkened, and a semicircle of coworkers with flashlights under their chins, serving you with a notarized document that reads “the jig is up”.
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