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#EP 43 - Enhancing DevEx, Code Review & Leading Gen Z | Jacob Singh from Alpha Wave Global ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

In this episode, I, groCTO host Kovid Batra is joined by Jacob Singh, CTO in Residence at Alpha Wave Global. Jacob's impressive career spans over two decades, during which he has held pivotal CTO and Director roles at renowned startups and organizations such as Blinkit, Sequoia Capital, and Acquia.

Podcast link - [https://grocto.substack.com/p/ep-43-enhancing-devex-code-review)]

Being a coder & a manager, Jacob understands the challenges faced by both developers & tech leaders and so, weโ€™re super excited to bring to you his extensive knowledge of improving developer experience through this podcast.

๐Ÿ’ก Highlights
a) Getting Candid
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป Jacobโ€™s background & upbringing

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Moving to India & career break

b) Professional Journey
๐Ÿ’ผ Working in the US & later in India at Grofers (now โ€˜Blinkitโ€™)

๐Ÿš€ Defining โ€˜Developer Experienceโ€™ & why itโ€™s trending

c) Key Takeaways
๐Ÿ’ป What separates the tech cultures in India & the West?

๐Ÿ’Ÿ Creating good DevEx for Gen Z & younger generations

โœ… Advice for leaders in misaligned organizations

๐Ÿ“ˆ How Grofers improved their developer experience

๐Ÿค– Jacob on PRs, code reviews & utilizing AI tools for development

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