Scaling Engineering Organizations
About the Event
Join our Engineering Leadership NYC event, in collaboration with Duolingo, dedicated to accelerating your career growth as an engineering leader. We offer engaging content, food, drinks, and time to network and get advice from your peers.
This event will explore the essential aspects of sustainably growing engineering organizations.
We will deep dive into:
Designing and scaling engineering team structures, including organizational models and the transition from small to large teams.
Engineering processes and execution at scale, covering tooling and practices, effective governance mechanisms, and communication models across teams.
The role of culture in scaling an organization, highlighting the importance of recognizing organizational patterns.
Agenda
6:00 PM - Reception
Check into the event, and enjoy food & drinks while networking with other engineering leaders.
6:30 PM - Lightning Talks
Engage with two short 15 minute presentations on the event topic by:
Severin Hacker - CTO & Co-founder @ Duolingo
Tiani Jones - Consultant & Founder of Proper Science, Ltd.
7:25 PM - Panel Discussion + Live Q&A
Deep dive into the topic of the event and direct your live questions to:
Tiani Jones - Consultant & Founder of Proper Science, Ltd.
Fabio Lessa - VP of Engineering @ Duolingo
Tramale Turner - CTO @ Robin AI
Jackie Balzer Austin - Director of Engineering @ Spotify
Moderated by:
Phil Calcado - Founder & CEO @ Outropy
8:10 PM - Networking
Make new connections & continue the discussion with fellow leaders until 8:30pm.
About Engineering Leadership NYC
Engineering Leadership NYC is a community for Engineering Managers, Directors, VPs, and Staff+ Engineers working in the software industry. The organization hosts in-person events focused on fostering connections, sharing experiences, and building professional relationships. Through curated topics, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, we provide a space for leaders to navigate the challenges of engineering management and leadership together.
Check out pictures of our events here.
About Duolingo
Duolingo is the most popular language-learning platform and the most downloaded education app worldwide. The app makes learning new languages fun with bite-sized lessons that feel like playing a game. The company's mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Duolingo offers over 100 total courses across 40 distinct languages, from Spanish, French, German and Japanese to Navajo and Yiddish.