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Latest episodes

Building a new engineering team by turning another one around - Tips from Tinder

October 16, 2024 · 55 min

Transforming teams doesn’t go without its challenges. Let’s look at Tinder’s example. In this episode, Chris O'Brien, Director of Engineering at Tinder, shares his insights on building and leading engineering teams, particularly focusing…
Scaling Startups: Behind the Scenes of Fleetio’s Growth

September 18, 2024 · 44 min

Scaling engineering teams can happen in a lot of different ways. Let’s take a look at a real-life example, how Fleetio scaled their product and team over the years. Their Principal Software Engineer, Richard Young shares what challenges…
Beyond the Bias: The Truth About Remote Work vs. Returning to the Office

May 15, 2024 · 48 min

Liam Martin, Co-Founder of Time Doctor, debunks myths around remote work and shares valuable tips on managing remote engineering teams so they remain well-aligned in an asynchronous environment. Sign up to the Level-up Engineering…
Core Engineering Principles for Customer-Centric Design

April 17, 2024 · 51 min

Ian Tien, CEO and Co-Founder of Mattermost, talks about these core principles and their impact on his company. He highlights the importance of customer obsession, self-awareness, transparency and earning trust, just to name a few. Sign up…
We’ve Adopted Modern Practices, Why isn’t Product Development Great yet? - Challenges in Product Development

March 13, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min

Gil Broza, Value Delivery & Agile Leadership Expert, gives actionable advice for leaders who want truly great product development. He emphasizes the importance of putting people first, creating a culture of continuous improvement and a lot…

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Behind the scenes of a successful mentoring program - Mentoring tips for tech leaders

February 7, 2024 · 58 min

Magda Miu, Senior Engineering Manager at Adobe, discusses the importance of mentoring and shares her experiences as both a mentor and mentee. She highlights the benefits of mentoring, explains how she created a program at Adobe, and offers…
Leave Toxic Work Environments in 2023: Spotting and Fixing Unhealthy Work Cultures

January 24, 2024 · 1 hr 6 min

Dave Yeager, Director of Data Infrastructure at Recurve, shares aspects of healthy organizations, lists some signs of unhealthy ones and gives you actionable tips that you can implement today to make your company a better place to work at…
Implementing Agile in Big Corporations - Proven Tips from Salesforce

January 10, 2024 · 58 min

Mayakrishnan Chakkarapani, Senior Director of Software Engineering at Salesforce, shares interesting insights on how his organization uses Agile to meet business goals and empower developers while doing so. Sign up to the Level-up…
Open Source Stories: How OSS Developers and Communities Shape the Future of Software Engineering

December 13, 2023 · 1 hr 9 min

Robert Hodges, CEO of Altinity, discusses various important aspects of open source software development. He talks about the decisions every company should make before embarking on an open source journey, the unresolved issues within the…
How to be a Great Leader and Manager: Strategies to Improve your Team - and their Results

November 29, 2023 · 1 hr 7 min

Peter Anderton, Founder of Internal Alignment, shares actionable tips to become a better leader by creating alignment, fighting your own ego, improving your listening skills and appreciating the differences within your team. Sign up to the…
From IC to CEO: Software Engineer Career Development

November 15, 2023 · 46 min

Level-up your software engineer career development through other professionals’ stories: meet Max Rudman, CEO of Prodly, who went from IC to CEO over the years and has even founded a startup of his own. He shares interesting details about…
AI Deployment 101: The Considerations of Safely Deploying AI in the Enterprise

November 1, 2023 · 37 min

Interview with Varun Mohan, CEO & Co-Founder of Exafunction and Codeium. He gives valuable insights on the considerations of AI deployment in the enterprise and shares his own thoughts and predictions on what the future holds for these…

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About the show

Level-Up Engineering brings you actionable management insights straight from top tech leaders. Each episode tackles real challenges faced by engineering managers—like hiring, motivating teams, and scaling organizations—and shares how they have navigated them. Discover best practices in management and leadership to master the art of understanding people and organizations, just as well as you understand code. Brought to you by **Apex Lab**, a software development agency creating stress-free, expert-led digital products. Tune in to level up your skills and take your team to new heights! Learn more at [apexlab.io](https://www.apexlab.io/). Got feedback or want to be featured on **Level-Up Engineering**? Reach out to us at [podcast@apexlab.io](mailto:podcast@apexlab.io).