Chuck Hardy

Software Engineering Leader

British Army combat veteran turned technology leader.
15+ years leading people, 10 of them leading engineering teams. 7+ years as a hands-on engineer.

Director of Product & Engineering at Akeneo, leading AI. Former founding engineer and Head of Engineering at Salesroom ($8M raised), and Vice President of Technology at General Assembly.

You Get the Beach You Walk Past

If you see litter and walk past it, you get that beach. What our litter picks on Devon beaches taught me about the standards we keep when nobody is watching.

Your Professional (Karma) Network

Actively investing in your professional network improves your career. The sooner you start and the more you invest, the greater the return. Learning and helping others succeed is the currency.

How many weeks do you spend planning for a feature?

Someone asked me today, 'How many weeks do you spend planning for a feature?' I replied, We don't generally spend more than a few hours, maybe a day planning before we start validating our assumptions with users.

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Work

  1. Company
    Akeneo
    Role
    Director of Product & Engineering
    Date
    Overview
    Manage part of engineering. Akeneo is the world's first intelligent product cloud. Collect, manage, and enrich product data to create a compelling product experience.
  2. Company
    Salesroom
    Role
    Head of Engineering
    Date
    Overview
    Managed Engineering & Product Design. Total HC 10+. Salesroom is a video conferencing platform built specifically for salespeople. An ambitious startup leveraging real-time ML-driven features to strengthen virtual sales.
  3. Company
    General Assembly
    Role
    Engineer → VP of Engineering
    Date
    Overview
    Manage Technology, including Software Engineering, Data, IT, and InfoSec. Total HC 50+. GA is a for-profit global education organization founded in early 2011 to empower people to pursue the work they love.
  4. Company
    Leadformance
    Role
    Senior Engineer
    Date
  5. Company
    OnTheBeach
    Role
    Engineer → Senior Engineer
    Date
  6. Company
    British Army
    Role
    Private → Sergeant
    Date
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