Don't miss our story of the introduction of the Tech LeadsDuring the podcast, you will find out what Tech Leads are and why we need to build this community of Tech Leads at bol.com. You will learn how we approached this and avoid hiding the Tech Leads in ivory towers. The two tech leads and an IT director share best practices and pitfalls (and what we learned from them).The Why and What of our Tech Lead CommunityTech Lead CommunityWhy did we start to define the role?What is the Tech Lead for bol.com,ResponsibilitiesProduct Tech LeadSpace Tech LeadIt's a fun challenge and it's taking time" - Eduardo da SilvaThe backlog of the tech leadsBacklog of communityTech RadarTech VisionBacklog Space Tech LeadsCloud MigrationBacklog of productsExamplesIntroduction of the role (process)DefinitionScale, number of Tech Leads neededRollout / Hiring partBuilding the Tech Lead CommunityLessons Learned so farBest PracticesPitfalls / Challenges.



Guests

• Alexandra Egher; Product Tech Lead at bol.com
• Mirko van Ede; Director IT - Shopping & Marketing Technology at bol.com
• Eduardo da Silva; Tech Leader & Sociotechnical Architect at bol.com

Notes

The book Talking with Tech Leads by Patrick Kua.

We talked about API design and development in a previous episode.