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Solving the Hidden Challenges of Growing Engineering Teams at Scale with Gleb Braverman from HackerPulse


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🔍 Engineering Visibility: Unlocking Team Performance at Scale with Hacker Pulse

In this intellectually stimulating exploration, Matt Watson and Gleb Braverman (Founder & CEO of Hacker Pulse) delve into the universal challenges that emerge when engineering organizations reach critical mass. From identifying "ghost engineers" to optimizing team composition across time zones, discover why seemingly unique organizational challenges are actually common patterns that can be systematically addressed through data-driven insights.

This thought-provoking discussion examines the evolutionary challenges engineering organizations face as they scale beyond the natural limits of human supervision. Through Hacker Pulse's research with hundreds of engineering leaders, Gleb reveals that despite each organization believing their challenges are unique, most face identical visibility and optimization problems once team sizes cross critical thresholds. The conversation explores how algorithmic team assembly, natural language analytics, and integrated performance metrics can transform engineering leadership from gut feelings to data-driven decisions.

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Connect with Gleb Braverman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glebbraverman/

Check out HackerPulse here: https://hackerpulse.io


Key Discussion Points:

đź§  The critical 70-75 person threshold where visibility problems emerge

đź’ˇ Transitioning from technical metrics to people-oriented optimization

🔄 Using AI-powered team assembly to reduce team formation from weeks to minutes

⚡ Detecting workload imbalances and meeting inefficiencies across distributed teams

📊 The "ghost engineer" phenomenon and its impact on high-performing teammates

🌱 Building a culture of customer centricity through strategic hiring practices

🚀 Leveraging natural language queries to transcend static dashboards


Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction to engineering visibility challenges

0:54 - Critical team size thresholds

2:11 - Common engineering leadership pain points

3:49 - Tools limitations in scaling organizations

4:22 - AI-powered team assembly approaches

5:22 - Evaluating engineering metrics frameworks

8:12 - Identifying and addressing people problems

10:20 - Universal engineering management challenges

12:33 - The future of engineering analytics

15:29 - The "ghost engineer" phenomenon

18:05 - Maintaining customer focus at scale

20:10 - Upcoming trends in engineering productivity


Transform your understanding of engineering productivity beyond individual performance metrics to organizational optimization through this intellectual exploration of how data can illuminate the human dynamics of technical teams. Join our journey into the future of engineering leadership, where visibility at scale becomes the foundation for sustained innovation and operational excellence.

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