Sundi made the shift from Elixir coding to managing engineers — and found that trust is the foundational infrastructure of any high-performing team. She covers what trust means in an engineering context: consistent follow-through, transparent decision-making, and safety to surface problems early. She's especially sharp on how remote teams lose trust in ways that go unnoticed.
What we covered
- trust building
- remote communication
- engineer empowerment
What I took away
- Trust is built in small consistent actions, not grand gestures or all-hands speeches
- Engineers need to understand why decisions are made, not just what the decision is
- Remote trust erosion is slow and invisible — leaders need proactive sensing mechanisms
- Empowering engineers as leaders is a multiplier; hoarding decisions is a bottleneck