Edwin Chau
Director of Engineering at Brex
LinkedIn profileSeniority
16 Years
Hierarchy
Executive
Management Experience
Hi everyone! My name is Edwin Chau and I am currently an Engineering Director at Brex. Before this, I was Director of Engineering at Betterment where I joined as the first engineer and employee #5 and helped scale the company during my 8 years there. Looking forward to meeting you!
Hey, I'm available every Saturday at 4:00 PM (GMT)
Next time slot available
June 20, 2020
4:00 PM (GMT)
Stories
Edwin Chau discusses the difficulty he experienced when moving from being a senior engineer to a manager, and explains why changes in roles and specializations are actually positive things.
Edwin Chau
Director of Engineering at Brex
Edwin Chau talks about the importance of being decisive when determining whether or not to fire someone.
Edwin Chau
Director of Engineering at Brex
Edwin Chau talks about how he was able to fire someone in a really amicable way, through good communication.
Edwin Chau
Director of Engineering at Brex
Edwin Chau talks about the first time he was faced with firing someone and the lessons he learned.
Edwin Chau
Director of Engineering at Brex
Edwin Chau discusses how he progressed through his career from engineer to a people manager, and the lessons he has learned about how his perspective needed to change.
Edwin Chau
Director of Engineering at Brex
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