The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

What it takes to scale engineering (Interview)

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This week we’re talking to Rachel Potvin, former VP of Engineering at GitHub about what it takes to scale engineering. Rachel says it’s a game-changer when engineering scales beyond 100 people. So we asked to her to share everything she has learned in her career of leading and scaling engineering.

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    • Featuring:

    • Rachel Potvin – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
    • Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
    • Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

    Show Notes:

    • Rachel adores EngFlow (investor and advisor)
    • Rachel’s 2016 paper on Google’s developer infrastructure
    • Harvard Business Review on Psychological Safety

      • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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