EP 5: Engineering Lessons from Slack and Vend with Rowan Oulton

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Product Tales

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Product Tales takes you behind the scenes of software development, where we sit down with product experts to discuss the challenges and successes that shape the products we all rely on. From creating exciting new features to unravelling complex issues, Product Tales uncovers the stories behind every build.

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EP 5: Engineering Lessons from Slack and Vend with Rowan Oulton

Product Tales

51 minutes 41 seconds

11 months ago

EP 5: Engineering Lessons from Slack and Vend with Rowan Oulton

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In this episode I talk to Rowan about:

His journey as one of the first engineering hires at Vend, helping it scale from 5 to 200 employees in just four years.
Key lessons from his seven years at Slack as a Staff Engineer, including tackling tech debt and building a product users love.
What it takes to secure a tech role in the US.
How investing in developer experience can motivate and transform your engineering team—and practical ways to apply this to your company.
The valuable lessons Rowan is carrying forward as he builds his new startup, Prosaic.