Out of thousands of engineers at Uber, there’s only a handful of Distinguished Engineers and Joakim was one of them. In this conversation we chat about

• Why software engineering is a lot like a sausage factory.

• Considerations for leaving big tech for a startup.

• “How to beat the promo commitee”.

• How can one effectively shape engineering culture?

• “Mentoring two people on the same team is a waste”.

• Much More.

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Segments:

[0:01:52 ] The “reverse sausage” architecture

[0:07:36 ] How to get people on board with the new deployment system?

[0:13:55 ] What does it mean to be a distinguished engineer?

[0:17:47 ] Under-appreciated soft skills?

[0:21:28 ] How to improve technical writing

[0:24:16 ] Do all senior engineers need to write and review code every day?

[0:30:19 ] How to search out where to contribute when your time is so constrained?

[0:43:10 ] How to maximize your impact as a mentor

[0:48:52 ] “How to beat the promo committee”

[0:52:56 ] Effective means to influence engineering culture?

[0:57:09 ] Capping the company at 150 employees

[1:03:33 ] Why join a startup instead of moving to another big tech company?

[1:11:14 ] What Joakim is working on now at Beyond Work

Show Notes:

• Joakim on leaving Uber to start Beyond Work: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-left-uber-start-beyond-work-joakim-recht-o63of?trk=public_post_feed-article-content

• Read Joakim’s other excellent posts here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/recht/recent-activity/all/

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