#240 Justin Turner & Owen Samuels at H-E-B

Today we are talking to Justin Turner from H-E-B and Owen Samuels from Favor Delivery. And we discuss how they used chaos engineering to build resilient systems that were able to scale during the pandemic, how to take risks in an organization by building credibility, and how they are applying the concept of extreme ownership throughout their engineering organizations.

All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

About Justin:

I am an experienced software engineering manager who has a demonstrated history of building high performing teams and leading the successful and rapid delivery of mission critical systems.

About Owen:

Owen joined Favor in 2015 to build and oversee Favor’s engineering team, spanning web, data, mobile and infrastructure. In his elevated role as Favor’s first CTO, Samuels will be responsible for setting the company’s technical direction in support of Favor’s product development initiatives. A near 20-year veteran of the technology and business world, his background, from working with early-stage startups to building extensive technology systems for large-scale businesses, has been instrumental in scaling Favor’s technology and products.

About H-E-B:

H-E-B is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas with approximately $23 billion in revenue and 100,000 Partners. Founded in 1905, H-E-B operates more than 358 stores in a number of formats, including superstores, supermarkets and gourmet markets. H-E-B is the #1 food retailer in the Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley markets. Our company is the largest private company in Texas and one of the 15 largest privately held companies in the U.S.

Our employees are called Partners. That's because we work together to build our company and create a sense of community here in Texas.