Charity Majors is the co-founder and CTO of honeycomb.io. She pioneered the concept of modern Observability, drawing on her years of experience building and managing massive distributed systems at Parse (acquired by Facebook), Facebook, and Linden Lab building Second Life. She is the co-author of Observability Engineering and Database Reliability Engineering (O'Reilly). She loves free speech, free software and single malt scotch.
Pretty much everybody understands when and why you should “choose boring technology,” in Dan McKinley’s memorable phrase. But when it comes to building engineering orgs, too many of us keep chasing the same small slice of “top engineering talent” and relying on them to move the business forward. I actually think we have this exactly backward.It's a huge competitive advantage if you can build an en...
THIS TALK CAN ONLY BE VISITED WITH THE TECH LEADERS PASSAs budgets shrink and ambitions grow, engineering leaders face increasing pressure to deliver more with less. But what truly drives organizational efficiency today? In this roundtable, we’ll explore different angles — from measuring engineering productivity to rethinking team structures and strategic priorities. Expect a candid, hands-on disc...