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Data Engineers of Netflix?—?Interview with Kevin Wylie

Netflix Tech

In his free time he enjoys gardening and playing sports with his 4 kids. The company was intriguing to begin with, but I knew nothing of the talent, culture, or leadership’s vision. I had been a happy subscriber of Netflix’s DVD-rental program (no late fees!) I was especially intrigued by the trust they put in each employee.

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Is the power of people skills enough to keep gen AI in check?

CIO

Higher-level languages, automation, low-code and no-code development platforms, and better programming environments have been gradually reducing the need for IT staff to perform low-level, routine tasks for years so they can take on more innovative challenges. IT is not an individual sport,” says Laura Baldwin, president at O’Reilly Media.

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Leading Remote and Distributed Engineering Teams – Top Takeaways from the Panel

Gitprime

Engineering is still a human sport at the end of the day.”. But Armandpour insists on bringing all of PagerDuty’s new hires (whether they’re remote or not) to one of the main hubs in Toronto or San Francisco for an onboarding program. “Without that, trust breaks down, communications break down.

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

Honeycomb

For example, right as I was transitioning into this role, I did inhumane things with my own schedule to quickly build out our SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance programs at the request of our go-to-market leaders. While I still do those things, they are no longer activities that replenish the energy I use during the workday.