Bruce Wang
Bruce has been in the software industry for 25+ years, and currently Engineering Director at Netflix, leading Games Platform. This team owns the central technology that enable game developers to build great games and members to enjoy them, spanning end to end integration, SDK, Game Services, Game Developer Lifecycle and Reliability teams. Prior to that, he led Product Platform Systems spanning APIs, Telemetry Info and Technology lifecycle. Before Netflix, he was Sr Director of Eng at Shippo, VPE at Packet (now Equinix Metal) and CTO, Co-founder or Eng Leader at various startups and enterprises. He is also a serious foodie and resides in San Francisco with his spouse and two daughters.
Tech debt as innovation, reframing this forever problem as an opportunity
Tech Debt is a natural by-product of software engineering, yet we, in the software industry, don’t attack it with the same excitement or fervor as we do with product innovation or feature development.
Realizing a technical strategy during turbulent times
In this talk, Bruce shares the lessons he learned from his multi-year journey to define a technical strategy, from the excitement of a new job and team, to facing the harsh realities, exploding complexities and now embarking on the next phase of the strategy.
Writing your technical strategy
Bruce Wang talks about Writing your technical strategy (psst, it doesn't have to feel like a Squid Game) at LeadDev Together in February 2022.
Strategies for influencing without exerting authority
How can you communicate and clarify your leadership position, whilst making sure that the needs of your teammates and colleagues are taken into account?
