Leadership
Optimizing CI/CD as the development team grows
The first sign of trouble is usually the build queue. A few developers join the team, commit frequency goes up,…
Leadership
Leadership
Monorepo governance: module best practices and code ownership
At the beginning, the idea of a monorepo is quite appealing. Having all the code in one place, centralized dependencies,…
Leadership
Ensuring Software Quality at Scale: Automated Testing and QA in Large Teams
When a team is small, keeping software quality under control feels intuitive. You can review every pull request, you know…
Leadership
Implementing Domain-Driven Design in a Growing Company
At a certain stage of growth, the codebase stops making intuitive sense. Logic that used to be simple becomes spread…
DevEx
When should you invest in Developer Experience?
At a certain point in a company’s growth, you start to notice some strange things happening. Adding more engineers doesn’t…
Leadership
Software estimation and scope: predicting delivery timelines in a scale-up
The product roadmap says six weeks. Deep down, you know it’s ten. Maybe twelve, if that dependency doesn’t land in…
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…
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…