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Hacking The Hiring Process – Alex Yang & Max Bevan on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

What they came up with is a dramatic improvement that has changed the experience for hiring managers, teams and candidates – and they have the metrics to show for it. Maximillian Bevan (Director of Product) and Alex Yang (VP of Engineering) joined us to talk about how and why they’ve made these changes.

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Guide to the Software Engineer Career Path

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Engineering managers are expected to play a role in higher-level decision-making or cross-functional collaboration in their companies. This is especially true as you move up into management. Freelance or Contractor Finally, software engineers can also choose to go the way of freelancers or contract workers.

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Insider Secrets for High Impact Growth with Sean Ellis

Bryce York

Sean Ellis is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup advisor. Sean also popularized the term product/market fit and coined the term growth hacking. Three weeks later they finish putting out fires (this is startup after all). Sean estimated the project would take 30 days when he assigned it to the VP of Engineering.

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What is the Role of a Technical Program Manager?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Primarily, TPMs work extensively with the engineering teams in their organization. It's what puts the 'technical' in technical program manager, after all. A typical TPM works alongside the VP of Engineering, the directors of engineering, and their engineering managers to establish and execute their technical programs.