Transforming delivery time at a pivotal moment with Jack Humphrey from LinkedIn

Jack Humphrey is an Engineering Director at LinkedIn. In this episode, Rebecca and Jack talk about the transformative impact on engineering velocity he had when they worked together at Indeed.

Find the transcript at: https://www.unblocked.fm/episodes/jack-humphrey-linkedin-transforming-delivery-time

Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:42) Jack’s current role at LinkedIn (01:27) The early days of Jack’s 11-year journey at Indeed (05:09) How Indeed’s developer productivity initiative got its start (12:04) Setting a goal for the productivity initiative (17:08) Managing the engineering teams’ concerns with improving productivity (24:18) Rolling out a productivity project across the entire engineering organization (32:12) Why Jack wouldn’t change anything about the project (33:07) The right time to start working on productivity improvements

Where to find Jack • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leejack/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/youknowjack

Where to find Rebecca • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmurphey/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmurphey

Links and mentions • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/ • Indeed: https://indeed.com/ • Measure What Matters: https://www.amazon.com/Measure-What-Matters-Google-Foundation/dp/0525536221

Om Podcasten

Keeping software engineers in flow and unblocked is one of the key responsibilities of software development leaders. In each episode of the Engineering Unblocked podcast, Rebecca Murphey interviews leaders who have navigated challenges of scale, complexity, and growth. You’ll hear from people with lived experience across the software development ecosystem, from CTOs and VPEs to directors and line managers to product managers, program managers, tech leads, and more.