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
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…
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…