Matt Boyle, an engineering manager at Cloudflare, joins the show to talk about joining the tech giant during the pandemic, how that influences his management style, and the vital importance of regular retrospectives.
06:00 The difference between working at big and small companies
09:00 The terrifying transition from IC to manager
15:00 The vital importance of retrospectives
18:00 Managing distributed teams and the importance of asynchronous work
21:00 Matt's Priority Zero: Ensuring high availability
24:00 The importance of continuous improvement after incidents
Matt's recommendation: Acquired podcast
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