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What it’s like to be a backend engineer at Netlify

Netlify

What’s your favorite part about the engineering culture (or company culture) at Netlify? Being able to have honest 1:1s with my manager and seeing results come from it. On top of that, every Netlifolk has an education budget per year to spend on books, courses and webinars to further their professional development.

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The Best Product Engineering Org in the World

James Shore

We have a bunch of engineers who dont have the XP mindset. This is a matter of changing organizational culture, and organizational culture isnt easy to change. Our engineering managers are at the forefront of that effort. This is a big cultural shift! How does your company manage projects?

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 2: Doing the Job

Honeycomb

I assumed being a VP would require the same amount of slack as my past engineering manager and director roles, but in practice I’ve found that it really helps to leave even more slack time. Are we executing against the strategy as planned? Is it having the desired impact? Is there friction? Are our teams thriving?