Disasters threatening a business’ ability to operate core functions don’t occur that often (phew!), but we do want to ensure we are prepared to keep our business running if they do. To practice disaster response skills, we run business continuity drills, and you can too with our 10-step plan!
How interviewing made me a better interviewee, acknowledge burnout, and appreciate how setting a vibe gets the best out of everyone
As the year unfolds – watch for sign-posts on a timeline of API future events. They will pave the way for API-based solutions to low-code/no-code platform shortcomings: by combining beautifully-designed APIs with Large Language Models (LLMs) trained on enhanced documentation.
Reducing the time required to solve a customer support ticket increases productivity for engineering and support teams.
Before we begin, it's imperative for me to admit that it took me longer to start writing this article, than to actually migrate the monolith.
A data engineering journey
To add a little spice to this otherwise mechanical, uninspiring and slow task, we purchased a chef's hat, and donned the hat every time we baked anew.
This spike was linked to a sophisticated attack that attempted to abuse our platform in order to send out approximately 6000 transfers with malicious content in a short period of time.
Or how we used a singleton to drastically improve response times
Given that life in quarantine was already difficult, how could we ensure we weren't making it worse by failing to address the technical challenges presented by our new reality? One answer to that question was to enable Kubernetes from home.
In the beginning, there were some tables. Then came a few more tables, but the initial tables remained and they were growing.
or The Adventures of Learning New Things
WeTransfer took the plunge to adopt Kubernetes in mid-2018. Our initial adoption efforts focused on production-readiness. We built out tooling
Going from non-remote to remote was challenging but here's how our team changed as we began working from home
We all know how boring it is to sign a big pile of documents. Tax returns anyone? At WeTransfer we
Building a billing system from scratch is not rocket science. It’s kind of a luxury, actually.
The Platform team at WeTransfer maintains the infrastructure underlying products loved by millions of users. We platformers also provide other
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How Collect experienced integrating this new technology
Everything we learned along the way
How engineers at WeTransfer came together to support the open-source community
How we use the Request for Comments (RFC) Process to build a better company culture
Our main goal was for our users to sign in without noticing that a lot of things changed in the authentication flow. How was that going to be possible, when we had 3 products, with web and mobile apps?
Why an engineering career framework is key for growth
Send your files with peace of mind
Doing what it takes to solve a larger problem
How investing in the deep understanding of our tools pays off
Taking responsibility for the technology we bring into the world
You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese