Engineering Leader

Hey, I'm Laurenzo

I'm an engineering leader exploring people, systems, and work that matters.

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Leading through the AI shift

What changes — and what doesn't — when your team is building at the frontier of AI.

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Currently

Engineering Manager at GitHub

Leading teams building GitHub Copilot — the AI-powered developer tool used by millions. I focus on growing engineers, shaping team culture, and delivering products that genuinely help developers do their best work.

What I'm focused on

Leading by example and mentoring others

Building diverse, high-performing teams

Solving meaningful problems

Cultivating healthy team culture

Continuous learning and growth

Competencies

Leadership & Management

Team Building Hiring & Talent Performance Management Org Design Coaching & Mentoring People Management

Technical Strategy

System Architecture Technical Debt Management Platform Engineering API Design Scalability Security

AI & Product

AI Adoption & Strategy Developer Tools Product Thinking Experimentation LLMs & Agents Evals MCP Dogfooding

Soft Skills

Communication Influence Without Authority Navigating Ambiguity Systems Thinking Bias for Action Cross-functional Collaboration

Languages

English Native Spanish Conversational French Conversational