14: Blueprint for Growing Global, Remote-First Engineering Teams with Magnus Lenngren

Magnus Lenngren is an engineering leader and a three-time unicorn builder.

In this episode, you'll find out how to scale remote-first engineering teams effectively, the key challenges leaders face when growing teams quickly, the biggest mistakes to avoid during hypergrowth, why strong company culture is critical in scaling, and how to keep employees engaged and productive in a remote setting.

Magnus is an experienced CTO and Director of Engineering, skilled at scaling engineering teams, especially in Fintech, with experience at Collector Bank, Klarna, and now Mews among others. Magnus is also an investor, having led Collector’s corporate venture capital division. Magnus is currently focused on scaling Mews’ remote engineering teams.

Timestamps:

[11:05] How to scale remote teams effectively  

[16:28] Benefits of building a remote-first team  

[22:13] Providing co-working spaces for remote employees  

[35:17] Using new hires for onboarding other employees  

[41:05] Applying the Conway/Yawnoc strategy to reshape teams  

[46:22] Mistakes leaders make when scaling fast  

[51:03] Focusing on continuous improvement over fixed metrics  

[57:13] Balancing efficiency with hyper-growth challenges

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