# Lessons from Leading a Remote Engineering Team

DevFeed: [Lessons from Leading a Remote Engineering Team](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/lessons-from-leading-a-remote-engineering-team-1466.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/lessons-leading-remote-engineering-team>)

Author: Lawrence Mandel

Published: 2019-07-25T18:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Production Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/production-engineering.md>), [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>)

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## AI overview

A Shopify engineering leader shares lessons from managing remote teams, including the benefits of a global hiring pool, a more diverse workforce, stronger employee retention, and location-based team capabilities.

## Source excerpt

Shopify's Director of Production Engineering talks about the benefits of remote teams, building a remote team, and setting your people up to succeed.