Emma Johansson
@emma-johansson
Engineering manager at Spotify. Scaling from 10 to 60 engineers.
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19 proofs · 26 weeksProven across 1 domain
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Emma Johansson is building their record on Powstik.Emma Johansson is building their record on Powstik.
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Ran first team retrospective as new manager — 5 concrete action items, all owned
Conducted skip-level 1:1s with all 8 engineers — 4 recurring themes surfaced
Ran first team retrospective as new manager — 5 concrete action items, all owned
Resolved conflict between two senior engineers about system design direction
Delivered difficult performance review with clear improvement plan and timeline
Negotiated 40% budget increase for team tooling by connecting spend to velocity metric
Conducted skip-level 1:1s with all 8 engineers — 4 recurring themes surfaced
Coached engineer X from junior to first solo feature ship in 6 weeks
Hired first engineer — structured process from JD to offer in 3 weeks
Led incident retrospective after production outage — RCA completed, no blame
Led cross-functional product review with design, eng, and PM — aligned in one session
Resolved conflict between two senior engineers about system design direction
Led cross-functional product review with design, eng, and PM — aligned in one session
Led cross-functional product review with design, eng, and PM — aligned in one session
Grew team NPS from 6 to 9.2 over 2 quarters
Grew team NPS from 6 to 9.2 over 2 quarters
Grew team NPS from 6 to 9.2 over 2 quarters
Coached engineer X from junior to first solo feature ship in 6 weeks
Reduced sprint planning from 3 hours to 45 minutes by pre-grooming tickets
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