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# Marcus Weber

Software architect and author of "Scaling Teams," a well-regarded book on engineering culture and organizational design for growing tech companies. Based in Munich, Marcus has spent two decades in the European tech industry and now consults with scale-ups on engineering organization design. He appeared on the podcast to discuss the principles from his book and how engineering culture evolves as companies scale from 10 to 1000 engineers.

## Notes

- Thoughtful and measured in conversation; brings an academic rigor to practical topics without being dry
- His book heavily influenced how Luca thinks about team structure, and having him on the podcast was a personal highlight
- Shared specific case studies from his consulting work (anonymized) that made abstract concepts concrete
- Advocates for "culture as architecture" — the idea that organizational design is as important as system design

## Collaborations

- [[24q3-podcast-season-2]] — recorded episode on engineering culture and scaling teams
- [[topic-team-leadership]] — core topic area aligned with his book and consulting work
- [[procedure-podcast-guest-outreach]] — reached out directly after reading his book
