Leadership
Dealing with legacy code in modern applications
A new feature request lands, and you realize it has to touch the old permissions module. The project planning meeting…
Author: Edvaldo Freitas
Leadership
How to structure technical planning for engineering
In a fast-growing company, the default state of engineering is reactive. The product roadmap is packed, deadlines are tight, and…
Engineering Analytics
KPIs in Software Development: What to Track in 2026
Most engineering teams have some dashboard lying around. Usually it’s full of charts tracking everything from Jira ticket velocity to…
DevEx
Code Standards and Best Practices for Growing Teams
When an engineering team is small, informal agreements tend to work just fine. There’s a shared understanding of how things…
Leadership
The challenge of managing multiple projects as a Tech Lead
Your scope as a Tech Lead almost never stays confined to a single, clean workstream. As a product grows, you…
Leadership
Refactor or Rewrite? Dealing With Code That’s Grown Too Large
The decision to refactor or rewrite a large codebase usually starts with a feeling of friction. Small changes that should…
Engineering Analytics
Engineering metrics: using data (DORA and others) to improve the team
The conversation around engineering metrics often gets stuck on the wrong things. We end up tracking activities like lines of…
Leadership
How to Improve Software Delivery Speed
A lot of engineering teams seem to be doing everything “right”: they run sprints, have a CI/CD pipeline, sometimes even…
Leadership
Tech Lead vs. Engineering Manager: understanding the differences in team roles
What happens in many engineering teams, especially as they grow, is that the line between technical leadership and people management…