about the author

Akanksha Gupta is an experienced EM who has worked at several big tech firms, including Amazon-AWS, Audible, Microsoft, and Robinhood, where she led full stack teams. She holds a master’s degree in computer science from Columbia University in New York. She served as a jury member for several esteemed awards and is an active mentor in the GrowthMentor, Plato, and First Round Fast Track mentorship programs. She has spoken at multiple global tech conferences and is a big advocate for women in technology. To find out more about her, find her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/akankshaguptamgr).

About the technical editor

Bruce Bergman is a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Lytx, Inc., with a focus on servant leadership of top-notch software teams, and on best-practice enterprise architecture. He has worked in a variety of industries/verticals, spoken at numerous conferences on many topics, and was a contributing editor to Embedded Systems Programming magazine. He holds degrees in Computer Science, Organizational Management, and Audio Engineering/Production.