Engineering Leadership Changes You - And Changes With You

Jan 31, 2023

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In this episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand speaks with Amit Gulati, the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Angi. Amit reflects on his 20 years of experience as an engineering leader - sharing the ups, downs, ins, and outs of the various roles he’s taken on.

Highlights

00:02:51 - Amit discusses some of the changes that he encountered while he progressed as an engineering leader.

00:05:33 - How do you develop and refine your leadership skills when you’re promoted to a new position?

00:08:05 - What’s the best way to establish your priorities in a new role and prevent yourself from being spread too thin?

00:13:11 - Why it’s important to cultivate a supportive workplace culture where people feel comfortable asking for help.

00:16:24 - Learning when and how to ask for help.

00:21:24 - Amit shares how he’s built confidence and established trust with his teams as he advanced through his career.

00:26:00 - The benefits and importance of supporting your team as they fail and learn.

About the guest:

Amit Gulati is a seasoned engineering leader with over 20 years of experience delivering software and leading teams to create business value through the intelligent use of technology. He believes in empowering his teams to own not only the software they deliver but also the business outcomes they enable. In his current role as the SVP of Engineering at Angi, he oversees a team of approximately 300 engineers working to help people love where they live by connecting homeowners and service providers for all of your home maintenance and home improvement needs.

Prior to working at Angi, he spent the first half of his career working as a consultant where he delivered custom solutions for a diverse set of clients including ExxonMobile, NJDOT, Verizon, FRBNY, and Rolling Stone magazine. In the past decade, he transitioned into working on in-house product development across the FinTech, digital music, and now home services sectors.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-gulati-he-him-5a7b33/

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