#17-Ryan Cooley, Director of Engineering at ProcessMaker

Are you measuring the right things in your engineering team? Or are your metrics setting you up for failure?

In this episode of Tech Teams Today, Revelo CEO Lucas Mendes sits down with Ryan Cooley, Director of Engineering at ProcessMaker, to break down what truly drives engineering success in 2025.

Ryan shares:
✅ Why traditional performance metrics DON’T tell the whole story
✅ How he scaled from IC to Director WITHOUT job-hopping
✅ The secret to building a high-retention engineering team
✅ Why AI isn’t a silver bullet for software development
✅ Remote work realities: what actually works vs. what doesn’t

Ryan also dives into how ProcessMaker evolved from a bootstrapped company to a $45M private equity-backed business—and what that meant for engineering strategy.

00:00 Introduction and Key Metrics
00:19 Welcome to Tech Teams Today
00:37 Guest Introduction: Ryan Cooley
01:01 Ryan's Journey into Technology
04:32 Transition to Management
05:36 Stability and Team Dynamics
09:37 Impact of Funding and Remote Work
12:51 AI Integration and Future of Coding
14:24 Building Great Engineering Teams
20:44 Advice for Aspiring Engineering Leaders
24:43 Closing Remarks and Contact Information

📅 Don’t miss our exclusive webinar (Ryan is one of the panelists) on March 13th: “Engineering Team Metrics That Actually Matter in 2025.”

Find the registration link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2917406666321/WN_3NgbCZFUSkiOaY4vyD9rYw

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