Let’s talk about frugal engineering. This is something that I have been unconsciously doing without knowing that it is a thing. Nevertheless, this mindset has helped me to be where I am today. Without realizing it, it helped me to think outside the box and […]
In today’s fast-paced business environment, even companies need to innovate and adapt quickly to stay competitive. We are not exempted from this too. One of the strategies we have been pitching and practicing is “Accountability.” Starting a notion to operate like a startup requires us […]
As a manager, our roles mainly involves people and process. One of my latest improvement work is about process improvement around Internal Developer Platform (IDP). As a Platform squad product managers, just want to share my thoughts about this topic. Mainly about how much of […]
As an Engineering Manager acting as Scrum Master and Agile Coach for at least 5 years now. From being put into an established team, to starting a new team, and managing back a team I once owned. All to try to lead and decide what […]
As a software engineer, you are well aware that creating great software is not just about writing code; it is also about ensuring that the code meets the needs of the business and the users. This is where playbooks, runbooks, ADRs, RFCs, and design docs […]
As Engineering Managers (EM), we play an essential role in leading and managing teams of engineers to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation and career progression of those we support. If you have a technical degree in particular, this can be especially jarring; working with other […]
As an employee, it is common to expect a salary adjusted annually. It could be in the form of market inflation, adjustment, or promotion. That said, rewarding employee fairly for the work they did for the past year is not an easy task. Therefore, most […]
This article is about my experience participating in yet another Hackathon called Codegeist 2022 organized by Devpost. To take advantage of the Storytelling bonus prize that is up for grabs, this could be a good share for anyone who finds it hard to juggle work […]
I believe this will be a controversial topic to most engineering managers or stakeholders. Nevertheless, having to experience different forms of refactoring in code and process, I like to share some of my thought here. Remove unwanted/redundant code and feature Let’s admit. Most of us […]
In recent years, Hackathon/hack week/hack day has been the driving force behind the innovation of the large company. It also serves multi-purpose. 1) Medium for recruitment to find passionate engineers. 2) Timeout and a change of pace from the usual backlogs. 3) Builds culture and […]
