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Atlassian’s journey with developer experience | Preeti Kota (Atlassian)
Oct 18, 2023
Preeti Kota, Head of Engineering for Compass at Atlassian, discusses Atlassian's journey with developer experience and their newly released internal developer portal, Compass. They cover topics such as measuring DevEx, investments in improving developer productivity, metrics for self-serve documentation and dependency maintenance, survey programs, centralized teams, and the introduction of Atlassian Compass to solve information search for developers.
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- Atlassian's commitment to developer experience is championed by its CTO and influences the organization's culture and decision-making.
- Atlassian invests 10% of team time in improving developer productivity, resulting in significant improvements in key metrics such as deployment frequency.
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The Journey to Improving Developer Experience at Atlassian
Atlassian's journey towards improving developer experience began with the arrival of their CTO, Rajiv, who prioritized building a world-class engineering organization and believed that developer joy was key to achieving this goal. The company experienced significant growth over the years, which brought about complexities and challenges. They identified three main areas of improvement: reducing friction in development processes, empowering teams with autonomy, and addressing the fear of breaking things. To gauge developer satisfaction, they conducted surveys and obtained insights from developers. Atlassian's strong commitment to developer experience is championed by Rajiv and influences the organization's culture and decision-making.
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