Growth
Lead Without a Ladder: How I Climbed Into Engineering Leadership
Tuesday Nov 18 / 10:35AM PST
Climbing into senior engineering leadership isn’t always a matter of following fixed rungs—it can be more like scaling a rugged, ever-shifting mountain. You know there might be a path somewhere on the south face but for some reason the North face has more appeal.
Pauline Jepp
Head of Engineering @TicketSwap
Beyond Coding: How Senior ICs Grow Influence and Drive Impact
Tuesday Nov 18 / 11:45AM PST
Many engineers reach a point where technical excellence alone isn’t enough to drive meaningful impact or advance their careers. Senior individual contributors must learn to influence without authority, build trust across teams, and navigate challenges like imposter syndrome to truly lead.
Kasia Trapszo
Principal Engineer @Netflix, Leading Architecture for the Commerce Platform