What a Modern PAM Solution for Cloud-Native Applications Looks Like

Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a go-to solution to prevent privilege misuse and insider threats, and to limit malware propagation. Learn about 7 features you should look for in a modern PAM solution for cloud-native applications and actions you can take for maximum security and efficiency.

Did I become a manager too soon?

I became an engineering manager two years ago, which was also two years into my career. The reason is mainly that we were a small team and when the time came to add line management I was around and down for it. I have loved this position, and find it extremely fulfilling to be able to remain technical and still have a deeply human job and build strong relationships with my team and across the company.

A Recipe for Self-Improvement

"Talk less, listen more, and be decisive when the time comes."

A domain-based structure for software engineering teams

How we’re structuring squads to grow individual contributors into tech leads.

Failing Forward — How We Grow from Incidents

This past year, a few of us who focus on the reliability of Spotify for Artists (S4A) spent some time taking a look at the collection of incidents directly affecting S4A in 2021. We made some hypotheses, and then went to work analyzing each one to build a set of quantitative and qualitative metrics. We learned a few things, and we hope those insights will help you as well.

What do great engineering managers need to know about compensation and equity?

Today we’re going to do a whirlwind tour of compensation. Hopefully you’ll learn a bit along the way. And I’ll share an exercise for managers, called a compensation review.