Interviews with Software Managers in Startup
Sam Phillips, Co-founder & CTO at Residently
“I think leadership and management are roles that have enormous potential to do a lot of good in the world - to create the inclusive, productive environments we need to build great products - and so it's worth doing well.”
March 29, 2021 · #coaching #devops #self-taught #startup #web
Dan Lines, Co-founder & COO at LinearB
“Some sound advice I received is that if your people are doing well, then you're doing well. If your people are thriving, then you're doing a good job.”
March 15, 2021 · #cybersecurity #entrepreneurship #startup
Karthik Kotha, Engineering Manager at Kroger
“I have learned to track my impact in other ways, by the number of meaningful 1:1s, the number of blockers removed for my teams, and active participation in meetings.”
September 21, 2020 · #e-commerce #frontend #startup
Dhimil Gosalia, Director of Engineering at BrowserStack
“What I enjoy the most is solving problems. I enable my team to work in isolation but am always happy to learn about their problem solving stories.”
August 24, 2020 · #infrastructure #mobile #network-engineering #startup
Kevin Deldycke, VP of Engineering at Scaleway
“Developers are not just looking for an occupational programming activity. They are seeking a culture, shared by like-minded peers.”
February 10, 2020 · #backend #identity-management #infrastructure #payments #startup
Olav Stetter, Head of Data Science at KONUX GmbH
“What matters is that you provide the right compass and make everyone on the team better and faster.”
January 13, 2020 · #artificial-intelligence #data-science #internet-of-things #startup
Nehal Shah, Director of Engineering at Babbel
“I get goosebumps at seeing a team come together and deliver beyond anyone’s expectations.”
September 16, 2019 · #e-commerce #education #media #startup
Rei Colina, Head of Research and Development at Apty
“The key is to find the sweet spot where I stay close to the technology and architecture at hand, without interfering with the team's flow.”
May 13, 2019 · #data-analytics #distributed-teams #remote #startup
Daniel Doubrovkine, CTO at Artsy
“I like this type of work because of the impact it has. I get to see and feel everything that’s going on at the company, then understand and make strategic decisions around actual technology that makes or breaks it.”
April 29, 2019 · #enterprise #entrepreneurship #fine-arts #startup
Alexander von Franqué, Author at Hiring Engineers
“Work hard on constantly improving yourself, listen more than you speak and most importantly, practice empathy.”
February 18, 2019 · #augmented-reality #frontend #product #startup #systems-programming
Swaroop C H, Engineering Manager at Helpshift
“Tech lead is about leading projects. Engineering manager is about leading people, who themselves lead projects.”
December 10, 2018 · #machine-learning #startup
Jeba Singh Emmanuel, Engineering Manager at Linkedin
“I didn’t let my role define me and did whatever was needed to make the project a success.”
Jigyasa Mathur, Engineering Manager at Contentful
“Be patient. It gets much easier and clearer. And there is way more to learn than you imagine when you begin.”
October 15, 2018 · #coaching #entrepreneurship #full-stack #product #startup
Shishir Sharma, Director of Engineering at Pingpad
“My team's failure was my failure and my team's success was my success.”
September 03, 2018 · #coaching #devops #full-stack #startup