ELC South Bay / Silicon Valley Meetup - Roundtable Discussions & Peer Coaching
Engineering leadership is filled with complex tradeoffs, people challenges, and high-stakes decisions. It is often a lonely role, but you don't have to solve it all alone!
Join us for a series of high-trust, peer-led roundtables designed specifically for Engineering Leaders in the South Bay. This isn't a lecture; it’s a collaborative workspace where we leave titles at the door to solve real problems.
The Format: You bring your hardest questions; your peers bring the insights. Whether you are scaling systems, managing up, or navigating the AI shift, you will walk away with fresh perspectives and actionable tactics you can apply immediately.
Discussion Topics:
- Using AI to boost engineering productivity and product impact
- Communicating engineering strategy and tradeoffs to the business
- Scaling teams and systems without losing velocity or quality
- Leading through tough situations: hiring, performance, and hard decisions
- Moving between large and small companies
- Platform vs. product investments: when and why
- Managing tech debt for short-term speed and long-term health
- Leading in hybrid, remote, and RTO environments
*Note: These are placeholders. We crowd-source the agenda based on what is top of mind for. At the beginning, you will share & prioritize your most important topics.
Who is in the room?
This session is strictly for CTOs, VPEs, Heads of Eng, Directors, & EMs who value honest conversation, who value honest conversation, peer-driven growth, and expanding their local professional network. To ensure a meaningful discussion, space is strictly limited.
Venue: Hosted at the iconic, vintage Silicon Valley institution "Sports Page"
*Note: This event is "buy your own food & drink"
*Note: Seating may be outdoors under their large tent, so dress warmly and consider bringing an extra layer.
Hosts
- Bill Lin — Manager, Software Engineering, DoorDash
- James Tyack — Senior Engineering Manager, Coursera
- Tony Leung — Senior Director of Engineering, Bill.com
- Patrick Gallagher — Head of Experience, Engineering Leaders Community
