Ben Ilegbodu (Stitch Fix)

About this episode

Ben Ilegbodu discusses his journey as a Principal Frontend Engineer at Stitch Fix and shares insights on managing tasks and team dynamics.

Today we talk to Ben Ilegbodu, Principal Frontend Engineer at Stitch Fix, about how he manages to stay close to the code at a senior level. We hear how he arrived at Stitch Fix and what his first tasks were to identify the pain points in customer teams. From getting the IC's on his side to learning the importance of marketing your ideas to upper management, Ben talks us through his exciting career. He describes how he handles urgent tasks, and why it's crucial to do the important tasks first....

People in this episode

Hosts: David Noël-Romas, Alex Kessinger

Guest: Ben Ilegbodu

Topics covered

• frontend engineering
• career development
• team management
• customer experience
• task prioritization

Keywords

• frontend engineer
• Stitch Fix
• career path
• task management
• customer teams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stitch Fix

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