How Slope operates a lean engineering team in the era of increasing productivity

Welcome to our new six-part mini-series blog, “Operating a lean engineering team in the era of increasing productivity.” We’ll showcase how we’ve exponentially grown our business while keeping our team size dangerously small. As of this writing, Slope has an engineering team of just seven people, yet we support enterprise clients like IKEA (read more here), and have raised over $77 million in equity funding. This is all while managing the numerous regulatory compliance requirements for a financial services company.

The learnings from our engineering team at Slope worked well for us but may not necessarily apply to your team. Many factors come into play, from your industry to what’s already built in your codebase. Our posts are kept fairly high-level and don’t dive deep into the particulars of implementing these changes. You’ll need to find other external resources for detailed specifics. If you enjoy these posts, please like, share, or comment. We welcome feedback anytime in our comments section!

At Slope, we’re committed to staying small and hiring only top talent. We understand that as companies grow, they face a multitude of issues that can slow down progress. As the saying goes, “More money, more problems.” Here’s why:

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