Mentoring with Eric Saunders, Engineering Manager

Eric Saunders is an Engineering Manager at the Stellar Development Foundation, a blockchain non-profit that focuses on improving equitable access to the global financial system. He has degrees in Computer Science and Physics, and a PhD in Astrophysics, and has been writing code since 2000. Previously, Eric was Director of Engineering at Las Cumbres Observatory, a non-profit, professional astronomical observatory.     Areas of Expertise Leading software teams Agile development Best practices in software engineering Open source development Software engineer hiring Personal information security Project management Running remote engineering teams Python and Go programming Software start-up challenges Software deployment, operations and scaling Algorithms for optimisation Blockchain Astronomy   *Available to Members **To best prep for the session, please fill out this survey at least 24 hours in advance of your session.

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Eric Saunders is an Engineering Manager at the Stellar Development Foundation, a blockchain non-profit that focuses on improving equitable access to the global financial system. He has degrees in Computer Science and Physics, and a PhD in Astrophysics, and has been writing code since 2000. Previously, Eric was Director of Engineering at Las Cumbres Observatory, a non-profit, professional astronomical observatory.
 
 
Areas of Expertise
  • Leading software teams
  • Agile development
  • Best practices in software engineering
  • Open source development
  • Software engineer hiring
  • Personal information security
  • Project management
  • Running remote engineering teams
  • Python and Go programming
  • Software start-up challenges
  • Software deployment, operations and scaling
  • Algorithms for optimisation
  • Blockchain
  • Astronomy

 

*Available to Members

**To best prep for the session, please fill out this survey at least 24 hours in advance of your session.