R&D Guilds: Behind the Scenes & Lessons-learned

About the talk
Wix Engineering’s meetups focus on deep technical insights, whether it’s front-end, back-end, mobile, testing, or anything in between. This time we will focus on the topic of Guilds and how Wix implemented it.

Together, we will deep-dive into the unique structure of Guilds & Companies and explore how they evolve from functional teams to Guilds - professional groups responsible for methodology, best practices, and training - and mini-companies that serve as internal startups to support rapid growth while maintaining velocity.

Agenda
18:00 - 18:30 Gathering & networking
18:30 - 19:15 Scaling Engineering by Hacking Conway's Law / Aviran Mordo
19:15 - 19:30 Introduction to Guilds in Vilnius / Tomas Miliauskas, Miglė Paskausė & Laurynas Remeika
19:30 - 20:15 Panel discussion:

• Aviran Mordo (VP Engineering)
• Asaf Yonay (Head of Frontend Engineering)
• Tomas Miliauskas (Frontend Guild Manager)
• Miglė Paškauskė (QA Guild Manager)
• Laurynas Remeika (Server Guild Manager)

20:00 - 20:30 Q&A and networking