In this episode, Jan chats with our VPs of Engineering—Ryan, who leads the Platform team, and Conor, who leads the Product team—about their journey to Mews and how they collaborate. Ryan and Conor have been with Mews for about two years. They both came from large corporations but have experience with small startups. They are avid runners and smart home fans, and they are both committed to delivering excellent products with exceptional teams. What are the dynamics of their collaboration, and is there anything they disagree on?
00:00 Intro
00:24 Definition of the roles
02:10 Conor’s favorite feature with a real impact.
03:00 What excites Ryan about platform engineering and how it impacts the product.
06:00 Professional background of both and where they see Mews. Is it a big or a small company?
10:30 Are VPs coding? Have they seen the code? Are they coding outside of Mews?
13:25 Conor and Ryan’s path to Mews. What impacted them to join?
19:00 How much is product engineering involved in projects like breaking down the monolith?
20:02 Through acquisitions, we have become a multi-platform (Azure and AWS) company. What does it bring to us, and what’s the ultimate goal?
23:50 Size of the engineering teams and their structure.
28:50 How does Ryan and Conor work with each other?
33:20 Challenges of 2024. Missions, communication, production issues.
40:20 How is success measured?
43:00 Importance of engineers understanding our customers.
46:25 Understanding technical debt and working with it.
49:33 What excited Conor and Ryan in 2024?
54:05 Exciting projects in 2025.
55:50 Who is a better runner?
56:53 What are the plans for Christmas?
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