#EngineeringProductivity
“𝑊𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘 ‘𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑 #𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑦’… 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐼’𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝐼 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑡”.

Randy Shoup on the “Middle-Out” strategy and why 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲!

🎬 bit.ly/481Up5i

#InfoQ #DORA
Platform Engineering: Lessons from the Rise and Fall of eBay Velocity
Randy Shoup discusses the "Velocity Initiative," a transformation that doubled engineering productivity and modernized eBay’s DORA metrics. He shares the technical playbook used to scale 4,500 service...
bit.ly
April 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
📊 How do you measure the impact of AI?
Michael Stahnke breaks it down beyond the hype, into real numbers.
🎤 Talk: “Measuring the Impact: Unveiling the ROI of AI in Engineering Workflows”
🎟️ Don’t miss out: tickets.devopsdayskc.org

#AI #EngineeringProductivity #DevOpsDaysKC #TechLeadership
Michael Stahnke
Michael is VP of Engineering at Flox. Prior to this, he held senior engineering leadership roles at CircleCI and Puppet. He has a demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and…
devopsdays.org
May 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Hate to toot our own horns, but folks are digging this technical piece by Chris Goller on how we cut #GitHubActions queue times by 4x.

Check it out here: go.depot.dev/brqt4xcs

#BuildPerformance #Caching #EngineeringProductivity #GitHubActions
How we cut GitHub Actions queue times by 4x
Learn how we dramatically reduced the tail latency (p99) of our GitHub Actions Runners initialization from 39 to 9 seconds by caching API schemas.
go.depot.dev
March 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
💡 #Security vs. #EngineeringProductivity? Why not both?

This #InfoQ video introduces the BLISS framework (Bulkheads, Levels, Impact, Simplicity, Pit of Success) to show how teams can eliminate trade-offs often made in the name of security.

Watch now: bit.ly/4llfsnU

#transcript included
July 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The impact?

Reduced wait times, faster iteration cycles, and a more efficient engineering workflow.

If you’re tired of waiting on builds, it might be time to rethink your approach.

#RemoteCaching #BuildPerformance #EngineeringProductivity #DeveloperTools #DeveloperExperience
February 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
How did we cut GitHub Actions queue times by 4x?

By caching API schemas.

#BuildPerformance #Caching #EngineeringProductivity #GitHubActions
How we cut GitHub Actions queue times by 4x
Learn how we dramatically reduced the tail latency (p99) of our GitHub Actions Runners initialization from 39 to 9 seconds by caching API schemas.
depot.dev
January 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The impact?

Reduced wait times, faster iteration cycles, and a more efficient engineering workflow.

If you’re tired of waiting on builds, it might be time to rethink your approach.

#RemoteCaching #BuildPerformance #EngineeringProductivity #DeveloperTools #DeveloperExperience
January 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Software dev jobs hit 5-year low: 35% drop since 2020, but AI and new dev models show promise ahead
https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/software-engineer-jobs-five-year-low/
#techemployment #aiimpact #markettrends #recruitment #engineeringproductivity
February 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Ever feel like engineering workflows could use a smarter touch? 🛠️ Aviator's new AI tools are helping top teams at Slack and Figma automate their processes, freeing up devs for the big stuff. How would your team use that extra time? #EngineeringProductivity #AITools
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Leading North American airline transforms SDLC with AWS and generative AI, boosting productivity by 20% and reducing errors by 30%. #AI #SDLC #AWS #EngineeringProductivity
Airline Success Story: AI-Powered SDLC On AWS | Xebia
See how a North American airline improved throughput and quality with Xebia’s AI-Powered SDLC on AWS, achieving faster delivery and fewer errors.
xebia.com
May 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM