Retention for Engineering Teams, What Keeps Top People Around
Phil Freo, VP of Product and Engineering at Close, has lived the rare arc from founding engineer to executive leader. In this conversation, he breaks down why he stayed nearly 12 years, and what it takes to build a team that people actually want to grow with.
We get into retention that is earned, not hoped for, the culture choices that compound over time, and the practical systems that make remote work and knowledge sharing hold up at scale.
Key takeaways
• Staying for a decade is not about loyalty, it is about the job evolving and your scope evolving with it
• Strong retention is often a…
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