Emily Nakashima
Emily is the SVP of Engineering at Honeycomb, a SaaS observability startup.
Emily is the SVP of Engineering at Honeycomb, a SaaS observability startup. In this role, she oversees the company’s software engineering, security, and IT functions and is part of the executive team, helping to drive overall company strategy. As a software engineer, Emily focused on monitoring and observability, frontend development, performance optimization, and developer tooling. A committed generalist, Emily spends time outside of work on a range of causes, from advocating for racial justice as part of multiple Japanese American/Nikkei organizations to supporting disaster preparedness via her local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
The reality of being a VP of Engineering
What does being a VP of Engineering actually involve? Honeycomb’s Emily Nakashima breaks it down.
Demystifying the VP of engineering role
Ahead of her talk at LeadingEng West Coast in October, Honeycomb’s Emily Nakashima demystifies the vice president of engineering role.
The Many Shapes of a VP of Engineering
Emily will talk about different archetypes that are common for the VP of Engineering role, how to assess what type your organization needs, and how the role can evolve over time.
Hiring for culture add, not culture fit
Emily will share lessons learned from four years of evolving hiring practices at Honeycomb at LeadDev Together.
