July 28, 2022 by Jeff Carnegie

The path of becoming an engineering manager isn’t always straightforward or easy. Engineering requires a prescribed mindset and skills that don’t necessarily translate to managing people. In this talk, Jeff shares his story of becoming a manager along with the lessons he’s learned and practical tips for making the transition.

Speaker:Jeff Carnegie:

Jeff has been an engineering manager in the Restaurants group at Yelp for two years. Before Yelp, he worked at companies like PayPal and Vevo along with a number of other consumer-facing technology startups. He loves the challenge of taking a product concept and turning it into a product millions of people love to use. Even more, he loves working with talented people and helping them reach their potential. Jeff lives in Bend, OR with his wife and daughter and loves to take advantage of all of the outdoor activities it has to offer.

Moderator:

Kelly Greenia:

Kelly is a Lead Technical Recruiter and has been at Yelp for six years. She loves getting to share her experiences at Yelp with candidates, work with extraordinarily friendly people, and work on recruiting projects. She recently moved to Santa Cruz, CA with her husband, their pet bearded dragon, and her ever growing collection of plants.

About Yelping From Home:

Yelp’s mission is to connect people with great local businesses, and two of the teams working behind the scenes to make that happen are our five star engineering and product teams.

Playing an active role in our community is a value that we have strongly prioritized over the years. Typically we would invite you to come to Yelp’s HQ to network, grab a slice of ‘za, and learn about the technology and culture behind Yelp. With stay-at-home orders across the globe, Yelp (like many of you) has had no choice but to adapt to these changes. We understand that this is a strange and challenging time for many, so we’d like to invite you to join us as we navigate this new normal for the tech community together.

To stay connected, create space for folks to collaborate and share some of the things Yelp has been working on, we are launching our very own virtual tech talk series. This series of talks will feature Yelp employees from engineering and product share their stories about career development, technical skills and workplace challenges in a well-distributed environment.