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2X small startup head of engineering and 2X director level at scale ups (chipper cash, ampla). Have worked mostly in fintech (consumer and B2B, payments, banking, credit cards, and…

The platform team you describe sounds more like DevOps ("upgrades, CI + CD, ...."). The platform teams I've seen at scale are more focused on providing APIs and services for a busi…

The engineering manager role doesn't appear to be on the website. Can you point me in the direction of a job description?

Location: Denver, CO Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes, depending on opportunity Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Scala, specialty of backend but broad stack experience Rés…

You probably are well aware, but security wise that's a huge issue. If it's a hobby app, okay, but anything with actual users should separate keys. The main concern would be that d…

> I’ve found it a real struggle to get our team to adopt writing tests. I find this hard to believe. Do others CTOs / team leads find this to be the case? I've been a CTO of two sm…

Plain text can work, assuming that it is access controlled in a secure environment. Often times, during the build process, a secure secret management system or process will handle …

Article mentions the driver was hanging out in the sleeper cab. Long term them may be able to sleep or completely tune out in the back, but for now it was a stunt. I bet there were…

Or you could stay in a shared AirBnB. NYC is tough and expensive in many ways. Seems like they are trying to tackle affordable housing and consequently may also need to look at aff…

Many people have commented about how to hire a skill you don't know about, and it was a top highlight in the article. I know a company trying to solve this. Expert Interview - http…

If you love the idea of connecting people interested in similar things, check out a startup I'm working on. http://getreveel.com/ We are still in progress of building out the smart…

A good recruiting experience in my opinion indicates a well run business at many levels. It's a key differentiator, especially for lower level staff. Much akin to how someone treat…

How does this affect advertisements and click rates? Often times I am presented with two results which are correct - one promoted (ad) and one search result. If I click the promote…

Righting a project requires figuring out what the root of the problem is. A stakeholder demanding an unfeasible requirement may seem like the problem, but it could be deeper such a…

I've seen this happening with other companies recently. There may be a small trend away from remote working. I agree its unfair to the employee who was hired on flexibility, but I …

And makes it easier for criminals to avoid houses with guns, thus putting the non gun population at risk.

Did Rep Dennis Ross just say (paraphrased) Mastercard thanks you for your effort? He's a co sponsor of the bill and doesn't seem to have a full grasp on its scope. His examples of …

Agreed, very narrow focus and although the results are positive, the publication does little to spur on development in this industry. American ISPs, we need to talk.

Seems to be that way. Never worked with Jonathan but I did do my undergrad at IU. Both 311 as well as 422 (? compilers) were a ton of fun. I may still have the code for scheme to C…