In this episode of Breaking Changes, Postman Head of Product-Observability Jean Yang interviews Gwen Shapira, co-founder and CPO of Nile, for an insightful discussion on engineering leadership and navigating transformations. Learn about her strategies for keeping up with trends and balancing long-term visions with user feedback, as well as the rewards of finding the right people for the right challenges. Discover Gwen's advice on offshore teams, cultural bridges, serverless tech, AI's impact on content, and Nile's exciting developments!

For more on Gwen Shapira, check out the following:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwenshapira/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gwenshap

Personal Website: https://hackingsaas.thenile.dev/

Nile Website: https://www.thenile.dev/

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Episode Timestamps

00:00 Introduction and Background 04:18 - Getting into Engineering Leadership 08:07 - Gwen's Current Job and the Role of a Founder 10:38 - Smooth Introduction of a Necessary Change 21:27 - Change that Didn't Go Well 23:02 - One Thing that Didn't Change at Confluent 25:25 - One Thing that Did Change at Confluent 29:45 - Keeping Up with Trends in the Industry 37:43 - Balancing Vision and User Feedback 41:03 - Working with Offshore Teams 42:02 - Advice for Introducing Offshore Teams 43:09 - Creating Independent Offshore Teams 44:36 - Ensuring Equality and Opportunities for Offshore Engineers 45:49 - Bridging Cultural Differences 47:57 - Underrated Breaking Changes: Serverless 48:49 - Preparing for Breaking Changes in AI 51:28 - Exciting Changes at Nile 52:29 - Finding More Information about Gwen and Nile