Inside the Minds of FareHarbor Leadership: Engineering
Read Adam Hundley's interview to learn more about his 7 years at FareHarbor and our Engineering organization.
Welcome to another round of FareHarbor’s leadership interview series! Read on to learn more about Engineering
Manager from our Denver office, Adam Hundley.
In this series, you hear directly from members of the FareHarbor leadership team about their journey within the company, some personal anecdotes, and their favorite FareHarbor features and experiences!
You have been with FareHarbor for 7 years (wow!). How has your position changed and how have you grown since your start at FareHarbor?
When I was hired at FareHarbor, I was originally brought in to teach a basic HTML & CSS class. Shortly after starting, “Zerve” happened in 2016, which was a big turning point for the company where we gained a lot of new clients. The CTO reached out and asked if I could jump in and help onboard all the new clients.
A few weeks after that, he reached out again and asked if I’d be interested in working on the FareHarbor.me product which powers FareHarbor Sites (FHS). There were currently no engineers working on FHS and around 50 live sites. I have been on the FareHarbor.me Engineering team ever since!
We now have four Engineers and a Product Manager who work on the product that powers over 3,000 FareHarbor websites, FareHarbor Compass, FareHarbor Help Center and more. FareHarbor was my first job after I finished a coding bootcamp and I can’t imagine working anywhere else.
How does your role and your team support the 20,000+ FareHarbor clients?
My role and team support our clients by making sure their FareHarbor Site performs and converts at the highest level. We are able to make changes to the FareHarbor Sites platform that will affect all 3,000 client websites. We build new features, fix bugs and optimize FareHarbor Sites to make sure our clients have the best websites in the industry!
What does a typical day look like in your position?
A typical day for me starts around 8:00 or 8:30 as I try to have some overlap with my colleagues in Amsterdam. This generally involves a few meetings with others in engineering or project leadership. My team and I then have a quick kick off meeting to connect on what we are all looking to accomplish for the day and see if there are any blockers. Then, I am normally writing code, reviewing and testing my team’s code, having product planning meetings or working on administrative tasks. No day is ever the same for me which makes the job fun.
What FareHarbor program or resource do you think is the most valuable to our clients?
FareHarbor Compass is an incredible resource for our clients. There are over 500 pieces of content on Compass with such a variety of topics. I would imagine a business owner could get lost consuming all industry specific information we have there.
What can you say to someone thinking of jump starting their career at FareHarbor? Any advice on how to get into a SaaS career?
My best advice to someone wanting a career at FareHarbor or any SaaS company is to just get in, however you can. I started working two hours a week teaching HTML & CSS and I’ve now been here seven years. Find a company and product you are passionate about and get in. It might not be your dream job at the time but if you work hard and put in the time I bet you’ll be surprised with the opportunities that present themselves.
Be on the lookout for more leadership interviews to learn more about what it is like being a part of the FareHarbor ‘Ohana. If you are looking for a new adventure — as an Engineer or otherwise — we’re hiring!
