DevEx
Code Standards and Best Practices for Growing Teams
When an engineering team is small, informal agreements can work pretty well. There is a shared understanding of how things…
Leadership
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…
Leadership
How to plan your engineering team’s capacity
Every team goes through a planning session that ends with a roadmap everyone feels good about, only to reach the…
Leadership
The importance of soft skills for Tech Lead
The standard career path for an engineer usually leads to the role of tech lead, but this promotion can create…
Code Review
The limitations of using only Claude for code security review
The first time you see an AI comment on a pull request, the feedback loop stands out. A full review…