14 episodes
SWIMM UPSTREAM SWIMM / Tom Ahi Dror
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The Swimm Upstream Podcast is a collection of conversations about knowledge sharing, code documentation, change management, scaling dev teams and more. Our guests come from all over the tech world, with some really interesting insights, stories, and… coffee hacks. Join Tom Ahi Dror, Co-Founder of Swimm (a Continuous Documentation platform that streamlines onboarding and knowledge sharing within software engineering teams), as he talks with some of the most inspiring engineering and dev team leaders in the industry.
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Debugging is for Human Relationships, Too with Amir Shevat
Amir Shevat has led teams at some of the most well known tech companies out there, including Slack, Google, and Twitch. Today, Amir is Head of Product at Twitter’s Developer Platform. Amir joins the show to share his experience of the effectiveness of a GM model and just how important it is to listen when joining a new team.
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Part 1: Identifying User-champions With Jason Gauci
Jason Gauci is Argo AI’s Director of Engineering and has led machine learning teams at Facebook (now Meta) and Google. Jason also hosts the Programming Throwdown podcast.
Looking back at his experiences leading a research lab at Facebook, Jason reflects on the challenges of disruptive technological changes. Hint: Sometimes, being on the vanguard is indistinguishable from failing. -
Part 2: Making Calculated Risks With Jason Gauci
The conversation with Jason Gauci continues. Jason breaks down the day after you’ve succeeded with your initial champion. What comes next? How do you motivate your team? And how to successfully promote your ideas within an engineering organization.
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Making Organizational Level Changes to Achieve Product-Market Fit With Jenna Quindica
Changes and pivots are bound to happen, especially in the early days of a start-up. Jenna Quindica, Staff Software Engineer at Square, shares a story from early on in her career where a complete pivot was required to achieve product-market fit. Jenna also delves into what it takes to be an effective Staff SWE today.
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Implementing and Shipping Design Systems With Brian Douglas
Brian Douglas is the Director of Developer Advocacy at GitHub and a familiar face (or voice) in the world of software development and community.
Based on Brian’s experience building Netlify’s first design system, he shares his perspective on knowing when a start-up can build their own tool versus using one that’s available on the market. -
Extending End-to-end Platforms as Companies Scale with Basia Mucha
This may come as a surprise, but Compass’ engineering organization has over 1000 developers powering their end-to-end tech platform that supports real estate transactions across the United States. Basia Mucha, Director of Engineering at Compass, joins the show to share her experience scaling a platform across different geographies and the art of balancing new features while also growing your team.