Growth

Session Engineering Leadership

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.

Speaker image - Pauline Jepp

Pauline Jepp

Head of Engineering @TicketSwap

Session Staff Plus Engineering

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.

Speaker image - Kasia Trapszo

Kasia Trapszo

Principal Engineer @Netflix, Leading Architecture for the Commerce Platform