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

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