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Daily Crunch: Meta backs SMB e-commerce app launched by former Facebook engineering manager

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A little.bit country, a little.bit rock ‘n’ roll : Four Tencent veterans started.bit to become the universal identification system in web3. If you’re shocked, you are not alone.

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A Detailed Guide on Conducting Effective System Design Interviews

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System design interviews are becoming increasingly popular, and important, as the digital systems we work with become more complex. The term ‘system’ here refers to any set of interdependent modules that work together for a common purpose. Uber, Instagram, and Twitter (now X) are all examples of ‘systems’.

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How engineering managers can effectively support engineers, teams, and organizations

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The typical job description for many engineering manager roles is action-packed. It is a mix of hands-on coding, technical leadership and decision making, process and project management, product oversight, people management, finding and hiring talent … the list goes on. What do engineers need to thrive at work?

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Mintlify taps AI to automatically generate documentation from code

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Ithaca, New York-based Mintlify was co-founded in 2021 by Han Wang and Hahnbee Lee — both software engineers by trade. Wang previously co-launched Foodful, an startup that developed a cloud-based monitoring system for cows, and Pe•ple, an online customer community platform that was acquired by Tribe in early 2021.

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Three Salesforce AI pioneers launch Faros AI to bring order to engineering operations

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They wanted to make it easier for engineering management to look at data and figure out things like how long it will take from the point a developer finishes coding until that updated code lands in production in front of customers. Faros AI engineering operations dashboard. Image Credits: Faros AI.

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The Ultimate Guide to High-Potential Identification in Tech Hiring

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

For instance, a skilled developer might not just debug code but also optimize it to improve system performance. For instance, a HiPo hire in a DevOps role might significantly reduce deployment downtime or improve system reliability beyond expectations. Assess their ability to: Drive the success of new initiatives or products.

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Sleuth wants to use AI to measure software developer productivity

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the percentage of changes that resulted in degraded services) and mean time to recovery — two of the four DORA metrics — from existing systems such as Datadog and Sentry. “Customers just point Sleuth at at … error data and Sleuth lets engineers know when they’ve pushed these metrics into a failure range.