The conversation moves from hands-on coding to leadership philosophy, focusing on how engineers become multipliers, why psychological safety matters, and how trust shapes everything from estimation to execution. At its core, this episode is about shifting from building software to building the conditions for people to build software well.

Expect to Learn

- Why engineering leadership is about multiplying team impact, not just managing work

- How to help engineers connect their day-to-day coding to real user outcomes

- What psychological safety looks like in high-performing engineering teams

- Why bad news needs to travel early, especially around estimates and deadlines

- How team structure, communication, and process need to evolve as organizations scale