Building Engineering Teams (with Respect!) with Brandon Lonac

Описание: Brandon Lonac is vice president of software engineering at Disney Streaming, where he's shaping the future of Hulu, driving integration at Disney+, and creating engineering cultures built on respect and clear communication.

In this episode of Keep Moving Forward, Brandon shares practical lessons from his decades of scaling engineering teams, pioneering mobile video delivery, and navigating the complexities of massive platforms. He explains how courtesy and communication build stronger teams, why engineers should be proactive with technical debt, and why leaders must empower curiosity and autonomy in their teams.

Key takeaways:
How respect and communication fuel high-performing engineering cultures
Why managing technical debt is every engineer's responsibility
Strategies for scaling teams without losing humanity
How simple manners improve team safety and productivity

00:00 Introducing Brandon Lonac
02:37 Brandon’s career journey and impacting lives through software
08:36 How respect and courtesy inform his leadership
12:45 What Brandon looks for when interviewing candidates
16:24 How to manage communications at scale
19:38 What should be standardized inside tech teams?
22:33 The challenges of scaling growth at Hulu and Disney+
26:20 Rethinking the term “technical debt”
30:53 How engineering leaders can move from startup to corporation
33:02 The future of streaming technology and architecture
36:47 Brandon’s biggest leadership lesson


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