A day in the life: Josh Rounsville (Lead Developer, Work & Co)
03 April 2020
Josh Rounsville is a lead developer at Work & Co. The digital product agency has offices in the U.S., Europe and South America and partners with companies such as Apple, IKEA, Epic Games, Daily Harvest, and Mailchimp.
Webinar: Self-evaluation and improvement in engineering leadership
13 February 2020
As you move into a leadership position, you’re no longer judged solely on your technical skills. Our panel of senior engineering leaders discussed their insights and experiences on the first Lead Dev Webinar.
A day in the life: Ben Price (Backend Engineering Manager, Mercari)
07 January 2020
Ben Price describes his life as an Engineering Manager for the backend team at Mercari, a C2C marketplace and formerly Japan’s first tech unicorn, in Tokyo. Mercari sponsored the inaugural Lead Dev Berlin conference in December 2019.
Leadership reading lists: Austin and Berlin 2019 conferences
19 December 2019
We've compiled a list of books and recommended reads from our speakers at Lead Dev Austin and Berlin conferences in 2019. Watch the talks then check out the books and articles for even more insights and new perspectives.
A day in the life: Greg Ryzhov (CTO, Urban Sports Club)
17 December 2019
Greg Ryzhov shares his tech journey to become CTO at Urban Sports Club (USC) where he has built up the tech, product, and business intelligence teams. USC sponsored the inaugural Lead Dev Berlin conference on December 6, 2019.
A day in the life: Alex Phillips (Engineering Manager, Yelp)
16 October 2019
Alex describes life at Yelp, including coordinating Hackathon, working on her team’s development, and overcoming the challenge of handling ambiguous situations.
Book recommendations: The Lead Developer London 2019
28 June 2019
Whether you're just starting out as a technical leader or you've been leading/managing for some time, check out the suggested resources from our speakers on communications, feedback, management and more.
A Day in the Life: Julia Grace (Senior Director of Engineering, Slack)
01 May 2019
Julia Grace shares insights on her “jungle gym” career path, how she uses Slack for 1:1 preparation, and what she’s looking forward to working on this year.
A Day in the Life: Grace Tan (Engineering Manager, WeWork)
25 April 2019
This time in our series exploring the work processes and goals of technical leaders, we spoke with Grace Tan who shares how her team is overcoming the challenge of balancing short term impact and long term goals, taking time to keep coding, and the importance of building a network of allies.
A Day in the Life: Zeh Fernando (Director, Technology, Work & Co)
24 April 2019
In the next post of our series speaking with technical leaders on their journey into tech and their work life, Zeh Fernando tells us about starting out as a designer, working in cross-functional teams, and learning to use Flutter.