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Joseph Gefroh

Joseph Gefroh is a product and engineering leader focused on AI, healthcare technology, organizational design, and scaling engineering teams.

SVP of Product and Engineering @ HealthSherpa
Kirkland, Washington

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Popular Articles

AI/LLM Prompting for Beginners

April 21, 2026

LLM prompting involves understanding how models predict probable word sequences. Master practical techniques for shaping AI outputs through context and constraints.

How to Become a Better Product Manager

May 5, 2026

This foundational series teaches core product management principles. It covers managing risks, synthesizing information, analytics, and avoiding common pitfalls.

Being Strategic

May 5, 2026

Develop strategic thinking beyond operational management. Being strategic can be taught through new approaches, mindset shifts, and specific hard and soft skills.

On organizational structures — the QRF team model to crush interruptions

February 15, 2022

Many startup engineering teams struggle with constant interruptions. The Quick Reaction Force (QRF) model divides engineering into two independent teams to handle disruptive requests.

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In the Wild

How HealthSherpa's Developers Harnessed Heroku for Unprecedented Scale

Case study featuring my work scaling HealthSherpa's infrastructure to handle massive traffic during health insurance enrollment periods.

How to Effectively Lead an Inexperienced Team of Junior Developers

Article I authored about engineering leadership and mentoring junior talent, cross-posted on EM Hub.

Code Climate Now Offers the Industry's Most Actionable and Accurate DORA Metrics

Featured as an industry expert discussing how Code Climate's Velocity platform helped reduce deployment cycle time from 120 to 48 hours.

Level-up Engineering Podcast: The Ultimate Guide to Prepare Your Team to Scale

Podcast appearance discussing strategies for scaling engineering teams.