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Rapid response: How we fixed our on call process to avoid engineer burnout

Intercom, Inc.

On call work like this can be a powerful customer orientated activity that connects engineers to the value customers get from your product. Back in the early days of Intercom, our CTO Ciaran was the entirety of the on call team, both in and out of the office. The history of on call at Intercom. What we learned.

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How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)

Lenny Rachitsky

. • Sendbird —The (all-in-one) communications API platform for mobile apps • Explo —Embed customer-facing analytics in your product — Elizabeth Stone is the chief technology officer of Netflix. The annual cycle focuses on gathering feedback for the sake of improvement rather than assigning ratings.

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Words matter: Removing exclusionary terminology from our codebase

Intercom, Inc.

And while seeing this work come to fruition, Sam, a Product Engineer at Intercom, was inspired to find more ways to get involved. My team’s lead engineer stopped what he was doing and announced to the all-male room, ‘Looks like the token female engineer has arrived.’ And the response was overwhelming.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Product Management

The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective. At TechEmpower, we’ve conducted more than 50 technical reviews for companies of all sizes, industries, and technical stacks. A technical review can answer that crucial question.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop?

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How a multinational insurance company is managing design at scale through a design system

UX Planet

A success story of an enterprise design system establishment, rollout and implementation at a multinational insurance company Managing design at scale, achieving a level of design consistency and quality. Those who are studying or working on a design system can readily recognize the significance of the title. Sound familiar?

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8 Keys to Getting Started

Product Management Lessons from the Trenches

Two years ago this week, I started work as the first VP of Product Management at NTENT - a company with huge, rapidly growing market, world-famous CTO, seasoned executives and engineering team, and core technology that only a handful of companies in the world possess. Review company documents and presentations.