Scaling Engineering at Wolt with Niilo Säämänen, CTO
Engineering Unblocked - A podcast by Swarmia
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Niilo is the CTO of Wolt, a subsidiary of DoorDash. In this episode, he talks to Swarmia founder and CEO Otto Hilska about lessons learned while rapidly scaling an engineering organization.
Timestamps (0:23) Niilo’s background (03:49) Where to focus first (06:02) Product management in a 3-way marketplace (07:36) Principles-driven development (09:18) Turning “big things” into reality (12:26) Choosing the right work (15:18) Staying close to the customer (17:26) The culture at Wolt (21:17) A high bar for excellence, driven by data (24:11) Recruiting and hiring (32:43) Growth & Growing Pains (41:30) Ownership and standardization (47:11) Niilo’s journey
Find the transcript: https://unblocked.fm/episodes/niilo-säämänen-cto-scaling-wolt
Where to find Niilo
Where to find Otto
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilska
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mutru
Where to find Rebecca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmurphey
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmurphey
Links and mentions
- Wolt: https://wolt.com/en
- High Output Management: https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
- Marty Cagan books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Marty-Cagan/author/B00J21JTNM
- Project Aristotle: https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/
