In this episode, Robin talks with Vinay Ram, VP of Product Engineering at Productboard, about leading high-performing teams, building trust fast, and driving a product-first mindset across engineering. They cover what makes product engineers different, how to balance speed with stability, why staff+ engineers are critical to scale, and how guilds, prototyping, and smart build-vs-buy decisions shape modern engineering culture. Plus, Vinay shares how taking real breaks and even building a cabin...
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In this episode, Robin talks with Vinay Ram, VP of Product Engineering at Productboard, about leading high-performing teams, building trust fast, and driving a product-first mindset across engineering. They cover what makes product engineers different, how to balance speed with stability, why staff+ engineers are critical to scale, and how guilds, prototyping, and smart build-vs-buy decisions shape modern engineering culture. Plus, Vinay shares how taking real breaks and even building a cabin...
Building a development center from the ground up (with Timmy Ho)
Engineering Leadership Excellence Podcast
1 hour 1 minute
4 years ago
Building a development center from the ground up (with Timmy Ho)
In the sixth episode of our podcast series, Joshua welcomed Timmy Ho, our first engineering hire in North America. An engineering manager in our Vancouver office, Timmy reflected on bootstrapping our new Canadian development center. The discussion touched on topics including product excellence, agile development, the importance of work-life balance, and how to build strong teams and culture. It also provided an intriguing glimpse into Productboard’s growth engineering and other exciting chall...
Engineering Leadership Excellence Podcast
In this episode, Robin talks with Vinay Ram, VP of Product Engineering at Productboard, about leading high-performing teams, building trust fast, and driving a product-first mindset across engineering. They cover what makes product engineers different, how to balance speed with stability, why staff+ engineers are critical to scale, and how guilds, prototyping, and smart build-vs-buy decisions shape modern engineering culture. Plus, Vinay shares how taking real breaks and even building a cabin...
