Navigating the CTO Landscape

In this episode, we’re peeling back the layers with @CharityMajors, CTO and Co-Founder of @Honeycomb.io, the pioneers of observability for complex systems.

Charity’s career has been built on designing and managing massive distributed systems at Parse (acquired by Facebook), Facebook, and Linden Lab (makers of Second Life). She’s also the co-author of #ObservabilityEngineering and #DatabaseReliabilityEngineering (O'Reilly).

In this conversation, we don’t hold back! Charity and Aziza dive into what’s causing tears of joy and tears of frustration in the tech world as well as discussing: 

• 🔍 Why observability is crucial and the shift from Observability 1.0 to 2.0
• 👀 The need for transparency and accountability in leadership
• 🌍 Performative DEI, personal values, and advice to future selves
• 🔑 What it means to be a CTO — going beyond traditional roles and assumptions
• 🤖 Why AI won’t build your teams, and the importance of junior engineers
• 💡 Socio-technical pathways to high-performing teams

...and so much more! 🌟

Cut The Onion, hosted by @AzizaOBeirne, is a mini-series where we peel back the layers of tech roles, exploring the stories of those working in tech across various industries. Honest takes, trends, and tips for going forward! Brought to you by @SmartOSC- www.smartosc.com