Engineering Leaders AMA with Raz Salehynia (Director of Eng. @ Remitly) & Dezbah Duchicela (Eng. Manager @ 1Password) - Leopard.FYI
Join us for the next part of our Engineering Leaders AMA Series where we speak to engineering leaders in our community about interview prep, job search strategies, hiring insights, and more!
About the Speakers:
Raz Salehynia - Director of Engineering, Global Money Movement @ Remitly
Raz is an accomplished software development executive with extensive experience across web and system environments, specializing in service-oriented architecture with open source products and test-driven methodologies. She's currently leading global payment platform engineering at Remitly; previously she's navigated VP and Director roles across fintech, media, and telecom.
Ask Raz about: Leading distributed teams, scaling fintech products, career progression from IC to director, and building engineering culture.
Dezbah Duchicela - Engineering Manager @ 1Password
Dezbah's 15+ years of experience span sthe full leadership spectrum from hands-on engineering to CEO. She bridges the gap between big tech and entrepreneurship: architecting solutions at Salesforce and IBM, then founding her own funded startup (Kita Commerce), and led AI innovation at Kraftful (recognized by Fast Company).
Ask Dezbah about: Transitioning from engineering to leadership, founding and scaling startups, working at big tech vs. startups, and building diverse engineering teams.
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