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    #55 - Rachel Potvin // VP Engineering @ Github

    #55 - Rachel Potvin // VP Engineering @ Github

    Fromalphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders

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    #55 - Rachel Potvin // VP Engineering @ Github

    Fromalphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders

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    Length:
    54 minutes
    Released:
    Jul 21, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Find out how to maintain developer productivity ?‍? in a fast scaling team in this CTO podcast featuring Rachel Potvin, VP Engineering at GitHub (formerly of Google and Ubisoft). She shares how GitHub uses things like fan-out processes, design reviews, and DevSat surveys to stay on track even as the team 3Xed?.

    Listen to find out:
    - Why you should focus on team ? productivity metrics (+which ones)
    - How they are using the ‘Layers of the System’ ? approach to work out GitHub’s future architecture ?️ (SPOILER: It might not be entirely monolithic forever)
    - How they prioritised build ?️ queues to minimise context switching

    Listen here: https://alphalist.com/podcast/55-rachel-potvin-vp-engineering-at-github
    Released:
    Jul 21, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    This podcast features interviews of CTOs and other technical leadership figures and topics range from technology (AI, blockchain, cyber, DevOps, Web Architecture, etc.) to management (e.g. scaling, structuring teams, mentoring, technical recruiting, product etc.). Guests from leading tech companies share their best practices and knowledge. The goal is to support other CTOs on their journey through tech and engineering, inspire and allow a sneak-peek into other successful companies to understand how they think and act. Get awesome insights into the world‘s top tech companies, personalities with this podcast brought to you by Tobias Schlottke.