Signals and Threads Solving Puzzles in Production with Liora Friedberg
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Oct 7, 2024 Liora Friedberg, a Production Engineer at Jane Street with expertise in economics and computer science, discusses the unique blend of puzzle-solving and software engineering in high-stakes environments. She shares insights on training methods, including tabletop simulations and hands-on exercises, to prepare engineers for the complexities of live system support. Liora also highlights the importance of fostering a blame-free culture, effective monitoring systems, and the art of postmortems to encourage learning and improve operational support.
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Production Engineering at Jane Street
- Production Engineering at Jane Street focuses on the production layer of their systems, especially software trading billions of dollars daily.
- Production engineers respond to live system issues, similar to on-call but during trading hours, and work on long-term solutions.
Production Engineering vs. Site Reliability Engineering
- Production engineering blends high-stakes puzzle-solving with thoughtful software engineering. Production engineers build tools to reduce support needs.
Liora's Path to Production Engineering
- Liora Friedberg studied computer science and economics, then worked in consulting before joining Jane Street. Jane Street suggested production engineering due to her interdisciplinary background.