The best insights on software development.
As an engineering team grows, the code review process is often one of the first things to show signs of strain. What used to be a quick, collaborative check turns
The product roadmap says six weeks. Deep down, you know it’s ten. Maybe twelve, if that dependency doesn’t land in time. Software estimation in companies that are growing fast means
A new feature request lands, and you realize it has to touch the old permissions module. The project planning meeting suddenly gets very quiet because everyone knows any change in
In a fast-growing company, the default state of engineering is reactive. The product roadmap is packed, deadlines are tight, and the team is constantly switching context to put out the
When an engineering team is small, informal agreements tend to work just fine. There’s a shared understanding of how things should be built, because any disagreement can be quickly resolved
Your scope as a Tech Lead almost never stays confined to a single, clean workstream. As a product grows, you end up responsible for a new feature initiative, a critical
FAQ