Honeycomb

AUGUST 2, 2022

The energy is infectious. There’s also a strong debugging culture. For me, it’s the emphasis on the social aspects of engineering, despite this being a very engineering and product-driven company. At some previous companies, demos were a semi-skippable event where you were unsure of the value of the feature.

Engineering 52

Engineering Technical Review Software Review Culture 52

Honeycomb

JULY 12, 2023

I understand why: the stakes for public comment become higher as you move up the ladder, every social media post has the potential to be interpreted as a subtweet or request, and your highest-priority work is often deeply entangled with confidential company and personnel matters. A genuine joy in seeing teammates level up.

Part-Time VPE 98

Part-Time VPE Engineering B2C Technical Review 98

Honeycomb

JANUARY 5, 2021

We’ve witnessed or directly experienced racist injustice, social unrest, and state violence. This normalized parenting in a way I’ve never experienced in a job before: one point from today's incident review "what went well" section: > [employee] felt empowered to say "I'm parenting" and not step into the incident.

Part-Time VPE 58

Part-Time VPE Technical Review Engineering Software Review 58

Honeycomb

JANUARY 5, 2021

We’ve witnessed or directly experienced racist injustice, social unrest, and state violence. This normalized parenting in a way I’ve never experienced in a job before: one point from today's incident review "what went well" section: > [employee] felt empowered to say "I'm parenting" and not step into the incident.

Part-Time VPE 52

Part-Time VPE Technical Review Engineering Software Review 52