In this episode, Nadia chats with Amos Wagon, the Head of Core Platform UX at Twilio. Learn how the landscape has shifted recently for growth companies and the amazing work that Twilio has done by evangelizing the role of design in their organization. Amos also discusses what he looks for in candidates that he interviews.
Here’s a look at our discussion:
- 0:54 : Amos’ background and role at Twilio
- 2:57 : How the landscape has shifted recently for growth companies
- 10:27 : What Amos looks for in candidates that he hires
- 12:16 : Which questions candidates should ask hiring managers during interviews
- 15:56 : The structure of Twilio’s design team
- 17:20 : The role of strategic thinking & product influencers on a design team
- 22:44 : Career development at Twilio
- 26:49 : The value of UX in enterprise products & evangelizing UX
- 36:44 : Design roles currently open at Twilio
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