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SFELC has migrated from Meetup to its own website (https://sfelc.com/). Please register on the website instead of here. All future events will be announced there. Through the website, you can see videos and photos of past events, as well as other resources, such as book lists, etc.
ABOUT US
SFELC is a curated community of engineering leaders with 2000+ leaders from over 800 companies. Although we started in San Francisco, we are here to serve all engineering leaders.
OUR MISSION
To connect world's engineering leaders and help evolve the way leadership is implemented in the tech industry.
OUR BELIEFS
• Most problems we face have been solved by others in the community. What's missing is the connection.
• Everyone (even the least experienced) has learnings valuable to others.
• Our challenges are often nuanced and context-dependent, so having dialogs is critical.
RESOURCES
• YouTube channel for some of our past events: http://bit.ly/2ySKaRD ;
• Slides from our past speakers: http://bit.ly/2JZetrj ;
• Photos from recent events: http://bit.ly/2wh9kch
PAST SPEAKERS
• Tim Correia, SVP and General Manager @ Trulia
• Jason Fennell, Former SVP of Engineering @ Yelp
• Samantha Stoller, Sr. Staff Engineer @ Slack
• Kimber Lockhart, CTO @ One Medical Group
• Tomas Barreto, VP, Product & Engineering @ Checkr
• Deep Varma, VP of Engineering @ Trulia
• Dan Portillo, Former Talent Partner @ Greylock
• Wade Chambers, CTO & SVP of Engineering @ Grand Rounds
• Li Fan, Head of Engineering @ Lime
• Andy Fang, Co-founder & CTO @ DoorDash
• Jerry Krikheli, VP of Engineering @ Houzz
• Adam Wolff, VP of Engineering @ Robinhood
• Jean Hsu, Co-Founder @ Co Leadership
• Ming Hua, Engineering Director @ Facebook
• Jessica McKellar, Founder & CTO @ Pilot
• Erika Reinhardt, Engineering Manager @ Stripe
• Joanne Pons, VP of Engineering @ MyVest
• Allen Cheung, Senior Director of Engineering @ Affirm
• Rolf Jensen, SVP Engineering @ Tradeshift
• Maria Latushkin, SVP Engineering @ Omada Health
• Souvik Das, SVP Engineering @ Zenefits
• Dan Pupius, Co-Founder & CEO @ Range Labs
• Lei Yang, VP & Head of Engineering, Quora
• Jocelyn Goldfein, Managing Director @ Zetta Venture Partners
• Raylene Yung, Head of Payments, Stripe
• Mike Riccio, Director of Engineering, Google
• Krishna Bhagavan, GM, Alexa Reminders, Amazon
• Michael White, Head of Engineering, Caviar, Square
• Jason Warner, SVP of Technology, GitHub
• Dave Camp, VP of Engineering, Firefox at Mozilla
• Wade Foster, CEO & Co-founder @ Zapier
• Dana Lawson (moderator), VP of Engineering @ InVision
• Tim Olshansky, CTO @ Aconex
• John Thimsen, VP of Engineering @ Qualtrics
• Edward Kim, Co-founder & CTO @ Gusto
• Andy Chen, Partner @ Kleiner Perkins
• Naveen Gavini, Head of Product Engineering @ Pinterest
• David Silverman, former Navy SEALs Officer, Author of "Team of Teams", Founder & CEO @ CrossLead
• James Birchler, VP of Engineering @ SmugMug
• Wade Chambers, CTO & SVP of Engineering @ Grand Rounds
• Daniel Portillo, Talent Partner @ Greylock
• Scott Shumaker, VP of Engineering @ Credit Karma
• Jessica McKellar, Founder & CTO @ Pilot
• Soren Harner, VP of Engineering @ Mulesoft
• Nik Koblov, VP of Engineering @ Affirm
• Adrian McDermott, President of Products @ Zendesk
• Soren Abildgaard, Senior VP of Engineering @ Zendesk
• Mark Rabkin, VP of Engineering @ Facebook
• Deborah Liu, VP of Product, Marketplace @ Facebook
• Rob Mee, CEO @ Pivotal
• Steve Herrod, Managing Director @ General Catalyst, Former CTO & SVP of R&D @ VMware
• Jason Warner, SVP Technology @ GitHub
• Raylene Yung, Senior Engineering Leader @ Stripe
• Joe Binney, VP of Engineering @ Robinhood
• Lee Edwards, CTO @ Teespring
• Bill Portelli, Managing Partner @ CEO Quest, Co-founder and former CEO @ CollabNet
• Nick Caldwell, VP of Engineering @ Reddit
• Tim Correia, VP of Engineering & Product @ Zillow Group
• Wade Chambers, VP of Engineering @ Twitter
• Ron Lichty, Author of Manage the Unmanageable
• Simon Perryman, Director of Engineering @ Twitch
• Matt Greenberg, Sr. Director of Engineering @ Credit Karma
• Dan Pupius, former Head of Engineering @ Medium
OUR SPONSOR:
We are proudly partnering with Greylock Partners as our sponsor, who has been helping us tremendously since our early days.
From Greylock Partners:
"Greylock Partners backs entrepreneurs who are building disruptive, market-transforming consumer and enterprise software companies. We invest early in companies that define new markets, including Airbnb, AppDynamics, Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET), Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR), Docker, Dropbox, Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Medium, Nextdoor, Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA), Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), Pandora (NYSE: P), Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG, Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) and Workday (NYSE: WDAY)."
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Match & Learn - Cross-Functional Collaboration for Engineering-Driven OutcomesLink visible for attendees
Building together beats building alone. Connect 1:1 with other engineering leaders to exchange strategies for driving stronger outcomes through better cross-functional collaboration.
Cross-Functional Collaboration for Engineering-Driven Outcomes
Building great products isn’t just about strong engineering — it’s about working seamlessly across product, design, business, and operations. In this Match & Learn session, you’ll dive into real-world strategies with peers on how to:- Foster Shared Understanding: Create common language and goals across technical and non-technical teams.
- Build Collaborative Processes: Establish workflows that promote transparency and joint ownership.
- Navigate Competing Priorities: Balance technical considerations with business needs and customer demands.
- Measure Collaborative Success: Develop metrics that reflect true cross-functional achievement.
How it works:
- You'll be matched with other engineering leaders for a 10-minute 1:1 video conversation.
- After each 10-minute match, you can choose to extend the conversation or start a new match.
If you:
- Have questions and ideas about improving cross-functional collaboration
- Want to get perspectives from other engineering leaders
- Want to build connections with other engineering leaders outside of your network
- Appreciate serendipity and good conversation
This event is for you.
We'd love you to join us - please click here (our new platform) to register！
- Match & Learn - Culture That Endures in the Age of AILink visible for attendees
Is your engineering culture AI-proof? Connect with peers who are navigating this critical leadership challenge.
This virtual 1:1 Match event is bringing together engineering leaders to exchange practical insights on preserving what matters most as AI transforms our teams and workflows.Culture That Endures in the Age of AI: What Still Matters When Things Change
As AI reshapes engineering organizations at unprecedented speed, maintaining a strong, adaptable culture has never been more crucial. Join us for focused 1:1 exchanges where you'll learn to:- Identify Core Values: Distinguish which cultural elements must be preserved regardless of technological shifts.
- Navigate Transformation: Lead teams through AI integration while maintaining trust and cohesion.
- Balance Human & AI Collaboration: Create environments where human creativity and AI capabilities enhance each other.
- Build Resilient Teams: Foster cultures that thrive on adaptation and continuous learning.
How it works:
- In the course of the session, you'll be matched with other engineering leaders for a 10-minute video call
- At the end of 10 minutes, you'll have the option to extend it or start another match
If you:
- Have questions and ideas about maintaining strong culture during AI transformation
- Want to get perspectives from other engineering leaders
- Want to build connections with other engineering leaders outside of your network
- Appreciate serendipity and good conversation
This is the event for you!
We'd love you to join us - please click here (our new platform) to register！
