SPEAKER

Tracy Stampfli

Tracy Stampfli is a Principal Engineer at Slack, currently leading mobile Infrastructure. Prior to Slack, Tracy specialized in cross-platform client networking and streaming media. Tracy lives in San Francisco with her husband, two kids, and a dog, where she reads and bikes as much as possible.

VIDEOS

VIDEO

Modernizing Mobile Codebases

Tracy Stampfli (Senior Staff Engineer at Slack) talks about modernizing and refactoring code, with lessons drawn from an overhaul of the mobile codebases at Slack.
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Transitioning From IC to Manager, and How To Lead If Management is Not For You

Considering a transition from Individual Contributor (IC) to Manager for yourself or know someone who is? In this panel, Slack engineers and managers discuss whether it’s the right choice, how to do it successfully, and how to do leadership if you don’t transition to manager. Slack engineering leaders discuss how to stay motivated and engaged with your work, how to create a culture where your team feels like it's OK to take time off, and how to influence other managers.
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Launching and Leading Cross-Functional Initiatives as an Engineer

Izzy Clemenson (Senior Staff Engineer at Slack) and Tracy Stampfli (Principal Engineer at Slack) talk about successfully heading cross-functional projects and initiatives at Slack. They' discuss how to decide if the time is right for a big project, how to get buy-in and resources from engineering leadership, how to navigate owning a project that redirects resources from other teams and projects, techniques for managing your project while it’s running, and how to ensure your project's success.
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