Scaling Engineering Teams at Twitter • Ity Kaul • GOTO 2017

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2017 http://gotocph.com Ity Kaul - Tech Lead at Twitter @itykaul ORIGINAL TALK TITLE Scaling Engineering Teams ABSTRACT All teams go through several lifecycle phases, whether in a startup or an established enterprise. This talk should help you identify which phase of growth lifecycle your team is in and how being aware of it can help you build the right culture, make effective technology choices, hire people who will thrive in your current and next phases of growth so that you are setup [...] TIMECODES 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Overview Speed. Stability. Quality. Growth 1:49 Scaling Engineering Teams 2:45 Ultimate goal 4:25 Engineering excellence 6:13 Company stages (and Inflection points) 6:54 Stage 1 Speed 8:31 Team Composition: Doers 10:59 Stage I warning signs ... 11:55 Stage II Stability 13:28 Stage Il Team Composition: Specialists 14:17 Stage III Quality 17:23 Stage III Team Composition: Slow and Steady 19:44 Stage III warning signs ... 20:41 Stage IV Growth 22:38 Other stages ... 24:45 Manage Inflection Points 25:41 System 1 vs System 2 29:24 Changing direction 32:41 Summary 34:17 References Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotocph.com/2017/sessions/182 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #EngineeringTeams #Teams #Twitter #ItyKaul Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1