Honeycomb

JULY 12, 2023

This post is part of a short series about my experience in the VP of Engineering role at Honeycomb. In February of 2020, I was promoted from Director of Engineering to Honeycomb’s first VP of Engineering. Not the plan I didn’t join Honeycomb with the goal of becoming an engineering executive.

Part-Time VPE 98

Part-Time VPE Engineering B2C Technical Review 98

Honeycomb

JANUARY 5, 2021

I believe this human-centered approach is a big part of what’s helped us attract so many amazing new hires. We’ve doubled the size of the company this year, with growth on all fronts: engineering, product, design, marketing, sales. Engineering. So many wins in 2020. No Q4 code freezes for us.

Part-Time VPE 59

Part-Time VPE Technical Review Engineering Software Review 59

Honeycomb

JANUARY 5, 2021

I believe this human-centered approach is a big part of what’s helped us attract so many amazing new hires. We’ve doubled the size of the company this year, with growth on all fronts: engineering, product, design, marketing, sales. Engineering. So many wins in 2020. No Q4 code freezes for us.

Part-Time VPE 52

Part-Time VPE Technical Review Engineering Software Review 52

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JULY 11, 2019

There is an inherent difference between leaders and managers that is often overlooked. While most think that leaders are “born,” Katie Womersley, VP of Engineering at Buffer, disagrees. The “dark side” of management…is it real? Katie’s favorite resources on leadership & management. Episode 11. Transcript.

Engineering 58

Engineering Leadership Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 58

James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Large changes—those that directly impact more than 30-70 people—require professional change management. Depending on the size of your organization, your HR department may have change management experts on staff who can help. If not, you can hire consultants. See the “Make Time for Learning” section.).

Agile 94

Agile Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Coaching 94

James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. In your conversations, starting with that first manager, talk about the challenges your organization faces with software development. The manager was looking for someone to lead a small team. The VP liked what I had to say. Don’t give up.

Agile 103

Agile How To Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 103

Gitprime

APRIL 13, 2019

asks Randy Shoup , the VP of Engineering at WeWork. Shoup himself has worked as an engineering leader with several companies of various sizes during periods of intense scaling over the last three decades. Then there’s this other part of the organization, which is the engineers and the operators of the software.”.

Organization 81

Organization Technology Minimum Viable Product Part-Time VPE 81