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Why Engineers Should Participate in Discovery

Product Talk

Are you inviting your engineers to participate in discovery with you? Does your organization prefer that your engineers only write code? Marty Cagan , in Inspired , argues, “If you’re just using your engineers to code, you’re only getting about half their value.” And, sadly, many engineers make this mistake themselves.

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How to Hire an Engineering Consultant

The Product Coalition

To create such solutions, companies need software engineering professionals who can provide the expertise required. However, both the need and the sheer number of developers and technology consultants have made the challenge of sourcing reputable, professional, and capable software engineers even more difficult. Let’s dive right in.

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What Does a Security Engineer Do?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

This article is part of our series on Security Engineering. If you're interviewing for engineering roles, don't miss our Complete Software Engineering Interview Course. It is currently one of the most in-demand tech positions. In this article, you'll learn: What Is a Security Engineer?

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Stripe’s Will Larson on engineering and infrastructure management

Intercom, Inc.

As a startup scales, the importance of infrastructure engineers simply can’t be overstated. They’re the ones making sure your app is secure, that uptime looks good, and that the rest of your engineering org has the right tools to build features your users need and want. The tenets of foundation engineering at Stripe.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Product Positioning for Product Managers

Department of Product

Product Positioning for Product Managers Why an understanding of how your product is positioned is critical A key responsibility for Product Managers is to define how their products are positioned in the market. This is the result of unique product positioning.

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

On day one as Reddit’s new VP of Engineering, Nick Caldwell faced a dilemma. He had just spent 13 years at Microsoft, most recently as the head of 300 engineers. At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. Building trust can be tough when you’re a new hire in a leadership position.