Rod Garcia is Senior Director of Engineering at Slack, focusing on the developer platform to automate and simplify work. Previously he led engineering organizations at Squarespace, Shutterstock, and American Express.
When not working, Rod can be found spending time with his family, reading sci-fi books, or cooking BBQ.
Building products is a team sport: Cultivating effective engineering-product partnerships
With new AI developments happening almost every day, team roadmaps evolve fast to adapt to the product and business needs; this requires a close partnership between engineering and product leaders.
Managing performance with clarity and empathy
How to write and communicate clear expectations and gain the confidence to address underperformance.
Managing performance with clarity and empathy
How can you even tell if someone is underperforming? Senior Director of Engineering at SlackHQ Rod Garcia looks at how to write and communicate clear expectations and gain the confidence to address underperformance.
