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Sebastian Barrios: How 18k engineers deploy 30k times a day

At Mercadolibre the engineering leadership runs product strategy: about 1,000 PMs work alongside 18,000 engineers shipping 30,000 deploys per day.

Lenny RachitskyhostSebastian Barriosguest
Jun 8, 20251h 19mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 5:03

    Introduction to Sebastian Barrios and Mercado Libre

  2. 5:03 – 14:48

    Mercado Libre’s scale and unique ways of operating

  3. 14:48 – 19:19

    AI’s impact on operations

  4. 19:19 – 34:20

    Empowering teams and reducing fear of failure

  5. 34:20 – 38:26

    The importance of radical candor

  6. 38:26 – 41:03

    Weekly updates

  7. 41:03 – 44:24

    Avoiding hype cycles

  8. 44:24 – 49:00

    When Steve Jobs personally called 17-year-old Sebastian

  9. 49:00 – 55:33

    Building successful app businesses

  10. 55:33 – 1:04:00

    Unique personal habits

  11. 1:04:00 – 1:07:15

    Raising independent children

  12. 1:07:15 – 1:19:24

    Lightning round and final thoughts

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