Melissa DePuydt
Melissa DePuydt is a Senior Engineering Manager at Medium.
Melissa DePuydt is a senior engineering director at Upstatement, a product studio with an editorial mindset, where she enjoys leading both projects and people. Prior to joining Upstatement, Melissa led engineering teams at The Atlantic and The Washington Post.
The scrappy/scale mindset: A framework for sustainable engineering leadership
Learn how the Scrappy/Scale Mindset helps engineering leaders balance leadership styles, avoid burnout, and adapt to their teams' needs for sustainable success.
Think like a journalist: Make better decisions when you don’t have all the information
Melissa DePuydt tells her own story of developing early leadership experience by running toward scrappy work on high-performing engineering teams at The Washington Post and The Atlantic, and I'll share what I’ve learned about the importance of “scale” efforts in growing others and sustaining myself in my work.