Sean's Adventures
Sean Massa discusses tech, organizations, ethics, and games.
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About Sean Massa
Sean is a(n):
- supporter of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- enthusiast of organizational structures
- software engineer with nearly two decades of experience spanning .NET, Ruby/Rails, front-end javascript, Node.js, and various databases
- community organizer of meetups, hackathons, and conferences
Personal Statement
I've been a software engineer for 18 years. That's wild to me. I still vividly remember being 3 years into my career, desperate to reach 5+ years and achieve a senior title. Now, I realize just how much there was to learn after that. At 18 years, I'm still learning, certainly, but I've also already learned so much about how to build software and run software development companies.
Those years were not passive. I constantly:
Improve. I can't help it. I am constantly reading, watching, asking, and listening. I take what I've learned and run experiments on myself, my team, and larger groups. I get feedback, check in on the goals of the experiment, and iterate.
Lead. I can't help that either. It can be top-down or bottom-up, but in some way, I'm constantly driving or significantly contributing to important initiatives. I’m always collaborating with those around me.
Collaborate. I love working with people. I am constantly pairing, teaching, learning, sharing, mentoring, and generally iterating on collaborative processes. I grow people, process, and product.
Organize. I research, document, plan, and communicate. I need to for myself, but others get the benefit. I've been told that I bring clarity from chaos.
Execute. Everything else is nice and all, but I also deliver work. I break tasks down into smaller parts, build momentum, stay on the critical path of a project, and remove blockers. I make my work visible and help others to do the same.
Feel free to reach out to me about anything, especially if it's about my interests, on Mastodon at @sean@social.massalabs.com.
Quotes About my Work
"Sean is the best in our product area at asking the hard questions."
~ Director of Engineering
"Sean wrote a master class in how to use [our project management software]."
~ Director of Engineering
"Sean's project management is the best I've ever worked with."
~ Director of Engineering
"Sean's team's project kickoffs are the best. I wish every team did it this way."
~ Director of Engineering
"Sean brings clarity out of chaos."
~ Director of Engineering
"Sean is the best Engineering Manager we have."
~ VP of Engineering
"I have enormous respect for Sean's work, approach, and critical thinking."
~ VP of Engineering
"Sean's team is the best run at the company."
~ Engineering Manager
"I have had a deep admiration for Sean's team’s organization. Shining example of what the rest of the org should do, IMO."
~ Product Manager