Michael Lopp
Also known as Rands
Engineering manager who writes as Rands; author of Managing Humans.
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- Michael Lopp is an American software engineering manager who writes as Rands.
- He has written the blog Rands in Repose since April 2002 and the books Managing Humans (2007) and Being Geek (2010).
- After more than eight years at Apple he moved to Palantir in 2010, then Pinterest in 2014.
- He was VP of engineering at Slack from May 2016 to 2019 and returned to Apple in 2020.
Key facts
- Born
- 1970, California1
- Career
- Apple until 2010; Palantir, 2010 to 2014; Pinterest from June 2014; Slack VP of engineering, May 2016 to 2019; Apple senior director of engineering from 20201
- Books
- Managing Humans (2007); Being Geek (2010)1
- Writing
- Rands in Repose, from April 2002; co-created the webcomic Jerkcity (1998)1
Roles
Before
Part of until 2010
Apple (more than eight years, until he joined Palantir in 2010) source on Apple
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