From Hello World to Hello Team - Brady Moe | People or Code

Brady Moe fell for code at 11 after watching Hackers, printed his first Hello World that night, and has been building with Python and Django ever since. Ten years on, he's a Tech Lead at NearForm. In this episode we talk about how he went from sales engineer to developer, why he joined The Motley Fool because they funded Wagtail, what shocked him about becoming a manager, and why his latest job search started with IC roles before a tech lead job "fell in his lap". We also get into LeetCode interviews, deepfake candidates, and why leadership doesn't always need the right answer, just an answer. Chapters 00:05 Intro 02:37 NearForm & a First Direct Report 11:54 From Hackers to Hello World 15:35 Three Months In, the Senior Dev Quit 18:13 Motley Fool, Open Source & Wagtail 22:24 Becoming a Manager 27:33 The Shock of Management 33:41 Job Hunting, LeetCode & Going Back to Code? 37:15 Fake Candidates & Hiring 41:21 Would You Do It Again? 44:05 Quick-Fire Round 46:26 Where to Find Brady & Outro People or Code is the podcast about the fork every engineering career hits: lead people, or stay in the code. #PeopleOrCode #EngineeringManagement #Python #Django #TechCareers