Megan Tipps

Leading with Empathy, Scaling with Code | Full-Stack Dev Manager | CTO in the Making

South Africa

Member since May, 2025

About Me

Hey there! I’m Megan—full-stack developer, dev manager, and a firm believer that great code starts with great people. I’ve been surrounded by tech since dial-up tones were still a thing. My dad was a COBOL programmer, so while other kids were outside, I was inside building websites in Notepad with HTML and inline CSS. (Yes, it was chaotic. No, I have no regrets.) These days, I lead with empathy and scale with code—mentoring teams, building real-world apps in Vue and Node, and navigating the rollercoaster from dev manager to future CTO. The best part of my job? Watching someone I’ve mentored level up and suddenly realize they’ve got this. I'm proud of how far I’ve come—not just technically, but personally. It took grit (and more than a few boss battles, both literal and metaphorical) to find my voice in this industry. When I’m not writing code or crafting dev blogs, you’ll find me in my garden, in the kitchen experimenting with something delicious, or immersed in a good single-player game—just me, the storyline, and a quest that definitely doesn't involve coordinating with strangers online. This blog is where I share the lessons I’ve learned (and am still learning) as a hands-on leader in tech. Welcome to my corner of the internet. Let’s build better teams, better software, and a better tech culture—together.