Jenn Clevenger is an Engineering leader with over 20 years of experience across many industries and technologies. She’s led various engineering organizations at Etsy, including Data Engineering, ML, Experimentation Platform & Science and now, Inventory. Today, her teams are responsible for designing, building, and innovating the systems that enable Etsy to build delightful product experiences that highlight our sellers’ unique items.
Jenn is an empathetic leader that values clarity, transparency and psychological safety. She believes that investing in people first is the path to building strong and healthy teams. As the engineering landscape continues to change at a rapid pace, Jenn leans into these ideas so that her organization can continue to adapt and grow with ease.
As a woman and parent navigating a career in tech, Jenn is passionate about sharing her experiences and career journey with other women and working parents, demystifying the journey to leadership, and speaking honestly about what has been difficult (but gratifying) about her path.
Jenn has a BMath in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. She enjoys spending time with her family and kids, she loves painting and drawing, rollerblading and playing the drums. Once upon a time, before kids, Jenn loved riding her motorcycle. She grew up in Toronto, and is currently living in Brooklyn.
You Don’t Have to Do It All Alone: The Power of Letting Go to Accelerate Action
CTO Rachana Kumar climbed the ladder from being hired as an engineering manager over the course of a decade at Etsy. Learn from her as she shares her personal and professional journey, advice on getting the help you need, and more pearls of wisdom from the engineering leader – in conversation with Vice President of Engineering Jenn Clevenger!
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Engineering Leadership
Jenn Clevenger (Etsy Senior Director of Engineering), Kamilah Taylor (Gusto Head of Financial Products Engineering), Sukrutha Bhadouria (Salesforce Director of Engineering) and Willie Hooykaas-Baldwin (Salesforce VP of Engineering) discuss all things engineering leadership.
Learn why they got into management, their favorite parts of their jobs, and how they each work to ensure a sense of fairness, inclusion, and diversity within their teams while also building a culture of psychological safety. They'll discuss the importance of sponsorship, mentoring & growing your personal network and share tips for building a network and nurturing those relationships. They'll also tackle subjects like coping with mounting responsibilities, learning how and when to ask for help, hiring to backfill your weaknesses, recognizing when it's time to change your leadership style, and some of their proudest accomplishments!
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