I'm a mission-driven executive engineering leader with a proven track record of building, scaling and leading world-class engineering teams. With a deep technical background delivering innovative software, robust scalable architecture, and high-quality solutions. I'm passionate about crafting, executing and aligning technical vision, strategy and roadmap to meet business objectives. I focus on delivering quality products in a timely and effective manner using data-informed solutions. Iβm deeply committed to building cultures that reward ownership, agency, and continuous learning. Iβve led multiple fast-growing teams, mentored product and engineering leaders and created environments where innovation and pragmatism go hand in hand. My experience spans B2B and B2C SaaS, product-led growth, and distributed teams. Lately, Iβve been especially energized by the role AI plays in shaping product experiencesβand how it changes the expectations we set for product and engineering organizations. Always happy to connect with founders, technical leaders, and operators who are scaling ambitious software companies and care about doing it well.
I've been fortunate throughout my career (been through multiple acquisitions, worked at companies from small 3 person startup to large, multiple thousand companies) and I want to share my experience and hopefully help others lean from them.
π± Technical career paths
π©βπ©βπ¦βπ¦ Team happiness & productivity
π Working in cross functional teams
π°οΈ Working remotely for the first time
π« Managing up, down and around
π£ Becoming a people manager
πΊοΈ The technical or people track?
π¬ Giving and receiving feedback
β€οΈβπ₯ Building your first team
π¨ Coding as craft
π Effective technical leadership
π©π½βπ» Launching side projects
π§π½ββοΈ Being self taught
π Dealing with imposter syndrome
π» Managing remotely
π Preparing for the next level
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Mike was an excellent coach. He listened, asked lots of great questions and helped giving me a clear actionable plan based on my current situation.