DevBP #10: Scaling Culture
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DevBP is back for its 10th edition, and we’re marking this milestone with something special. Join us for an inspiring evening with Scott Patterson, a world-class engineering leader, as he shares insights on how to build and scale a world-class engineering culture.
Scott will headline the evening, but we’ll start with a lightning talk from Peter Wiesner, Head of App Technology at Craft, who’ll explore a fascinating new challenge: how to scale engineering culture beyond engineers.
Get ready for an evening of inspiration, great stories, and meaningful connections.
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Company Culture - Building and Scaling Something that Lasts
with Scott Patterson - Larkin Lane Films
Scott is the co-founder and former Executive Vice President of Visual Concepts Entertainment, one of the world’s leading game development studios. He is an inspiring figure who built world-class engineering organizations responsible for shipping NBA 2K and other blockbuster titles, and is now a filmmaker.
Driven by a lifelong obsession with a single question: how do you build a company that not only achieves success but endures, scales, and thrives across the globe?
Scott has spent decades experimenting, reflecting, and developing an unconventional approach that often defies traditional wisdom.
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Warm-up - Scaling Engineering Culture Beyond Engineers
with Peter Wiesner - Craft
At Craft, we’re witnessing a new kind of scaling challenge — one that isn’t about infrastructure or headcount, but about culture.
As “vibe coding” is becoming more and more accessible, designers, product managers, and even user researchers started contributing directly to the codebase - tweaking features, refining flows, and shaping product behavior through pull requests.
This shift raises an intriguing question: how do you scale an engineering culture when “engineering” itself becomes everyone’s business?
While we don't have the answers just yet, in this 15-minute lightning talk, Peter Wiesner, Head of App Technology at Craft, shares real life stories on what's working, what’s breaking - and what questions are forming in our heads as we navigate this environment.
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After the lightning talk, we’ll have 5 minutes for Q&A, followed by Scott’s main session - with plenty of time for your questions afterward.
This English-language event will take place at the Craft office, with snacks and drinks to fuel the conversations.
- Arrival: from 17:30
- Talks begin: 18:00
Come learn and connect with other tech enthusiasts. Don't miss this chance to be part of an exciting community in Budapest's tech scene. See you there!