Work Anywhere: Managing Remote Engineering Teams at Airbnb • Jessica Tai • YOW! 2022

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2022. #GOTOcon #YOW Jessica Tai - Engineering Manager at Airbnb RESOURCES ABSTRACT #Airbnb has a highly social and #CollaborativeEngineering #Culture so when the pandemic closed our in-person offices, there was a big shift in our ways of working. Now with our “live and work anywhere” work policy, Airbnb has embraced remote-first collaboration and culture. Through trial and error stories, learn how we effectively manage distributed engineering teams. Topics include: • Deciding between async and meetings • Facilitating technical design discussions and knowledge sharing • Collaborating as a team across time zones • Creating a strong and intentional engineering culture • Building trust through modeling authenticity and vulnerability [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 04:17 Agenda 05:04 Remote manager responsibilities 08:48 Team norms 32:33 Intentional culture 42:24 What’s next? 44:03 Takeaways 45:22 Outro 45:50 Q&A Download slides and read the full abstract here: RECOMMENDED BOOKS Tsedal Neeley • Remote Work Revolution • David Burkus • Leading from Anywhere • Maria Sam • Remote Work Secrets • Phil Simon • Reimagining Collaboration • #RemoteWork #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Teams #RemoteWorking #WorkingFromHome #DigitalTransformation #Transition #JessicaTai #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at Sign up for updates and specials at SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.