Tech leadership: Bring people together, make an impact.
The limits of individual contribution as an engineering leader When your engineering organization grows, the way you lead must evolve. When I managed a few teams, I relied on being close to the work: attending daily stand-ups, reviewing specifications, monitoring alert channels, scheduling post-mortems, and facilitating retrospectives. If something was […]
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A real-life example I recently had the opportunity to dive back into hands-on coding for my teams—something I hadn’t done for several months while focused on other leadership responsibilities. I knocked out a few quick PRs, each taking about an hour to implement and test. Simple fixes, well-tested, ready to […]
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Increasing efficiency: the common engineering leader’s mission As I became in charge of the engineering departments of WP Media and RankMath at different points in my career, I faced a similar request: to improve the engineering team’s efficiency. The brief seemed straightforward – help the team deliver more features, faster. […]
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The tech world buzzed this year with endless discussions about AI transforming software development. Every day, new headlines appeared about developers boosting productivity with GitHub Copilot or debating whether or not AI would replace developers. Yet, in this flood of coverage, I did not see much about how AI can […]
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Tech is a marathon, not a sprint. Whether you are developing a Tech product, putting together an engineering team, or even thinking about your own career, you should not sprint into it: Unfortunately, we all heard about burnout. Also, while the human brain is great at understanding complex environments, critical […]
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I assisted to FlowCon 2024, a conference centered around the theme “flow” in software and tech industries. Through the “engineering leader” track, this 2-day conference and its speakers delivered valuable insights and welcomed reminders on modern best practices, including productivity in tech, empowering engineering teams and culture.
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