Lead Dev Meetup - Austin - September 2019
Welcome to the meetup for technical leaders!
⏰ Schedule
- 6:00pm - Arrival, refreshments, networking
- 6:45pm - Welcome
- 6:50pm - Talk 1
- 7:20pm - Break
- 7:35pm - Talk 2
- 8:05pm - Networking
- 9:00pm - Close
🌟 Speakers
Hosts: Brandon Hays (Senior Engineering Manager, Fastly)
Speaker: Annie Hsieh (Engineering Manager, Square Root) @ankey
Talk: Surviving and Thriving in Your First Management Role
You’ve made the move from being an individual contributor into management, now what? The transition can be quite jarring, even if you think you are prepared for it. In this talk, I’ll share the most important lessons I’ve learned in my first year of being an engineering manager and how I adjusted to my new role. If you are already in management, I hope this talk can serve as a refresher about how to coach others looking to get into management.
Speaker: Elliott Chenger (Staff Android Engineer, Dosh) @Echenger
Talk: Engineering with Empathy
Ever seen a rookie mistake in a code review, find an incredibly simple bug in a legacy code base or maybe have an interviewee make a minor mistake during an interview? Congratulations, you have encountered a normal human being!
Let’s talk about how we can turn mistakes and misunderstandings into teaching moments while being direct without being rude. We’ve all been there, so let’s talk about how our actions can make or break our relationships with other engineers, designers, QA members, etc...
The Lead Developer is an international series of conferences and meetups for technical leaders in London, Berlin, Austin, New York and San Francisco. Find out more and check out 100+ talk videos on imposter syndrome, leading and scaling technical teams, and lots more at TheLeadDev.com.
Tickets
Schedule
September 17th, 2019
Additional Information
🔹 Code of conduct
As with our conference, The Lead Developer Meetup is a safe and inclusive event for all. By attending, you agree to our code of conduct: conduct.theleaddev.com
🔸 Accessibility & inclusion
We make sure to use venues that are accessible for wheelchair users and the talks will be delivered with a microphone and sound system. If you have any specific accessibility requirements, please let us know. To help make our meetup more inclusive, we provide non-alcoholic drinks and vegan and gluten-free food options.
◼️ About our speakers
Annie Hsieh is currently an engineering manager at Square Root, an enterprise SaaS startup. Prior to becoming a manager, she worked as a web developer for several years. In her free time, Annie enjoys listening to live music and fostering dogs.
Elliott Chenger is a Staff Engineer leading the Android team at DOSH in Austin Texas. Previously he worked for Under Armour Connected Fitness on the Devices team, where he first lead and then managed a mobile team working on Bluetooth Low Energy Mobile Libraries. Before that, he worked at Mutual Mobile a digital agency leading teams working for clients like Nike, Lynda.com, Cigna and Clover.