Render ATL 2024 key takaways

Attending talks

Mainly focus around leadership

TODO: add all favorites talks vs attended one

• favorites
  • https://renderatl-2024.sessionize.com/schedule
  • get slides from favorites talks not attended
• explain why for each talk
• mainly focus around leadership and networking with community
• other people objectives
  • impact on community
  • https://www.flightcontrol.dev/blog/ultimate-guide-to-multi-tenant-saas-data-modeling
• selfies with speakers
  • Theo
  • Nyah
  • Kelsey

Talks

• https://res.cloudinary.com/dqemqumik/image/upload/v1718344755/c12cf1cdcd3a9304a1a9932af06463c262f0ffa0d08cc0be11ef804f50f8be37.pdf

Building influence

• What influence means
  • people coming to you when they have a question at the company level
• pillars of organization influence
  • Trust
  • communication
  • empowerment
• Identify growth opportunities on your team
• High performer should take a break from time to time to medium performer
  • can happen out of situation in life (moving out, getting married, having a kid, etc)
• Identify when people need help
  • reserved personality
• 1:1
  • frequency:
    • every sprint
    • quarterly
  • purpose is to connect on deeper level
  • specific goals: team, personal
  • feedback
  • action items out of the conversation
  • shared notes
  • privates notes for later follow ups
• Rockstar and Superstar likely to feel disengaged (and leaving)
• no next level
• or no challenge
• lack of connection with other colleagues
  • more 1:1 to connect at a deeper level and pilots Quarterly development planning
• does not have to follow bi yearly performance review
• structure: 3 Ps
  • progress
  • problems
  • plans
• what does it takes today to be a
• best time to update resume

How to become a staff engineer

• slides
• quality of a mead engineer
• Self starter
• Good communicator (listen and express)