Engineering Culture by InfoQ

Engineering Excellence as a Journey: Platform Engineering, Culture, and Technical Leadership

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Feb 21, 2025
Ganesh Datta, CTO and co-founder of Cortex, shares his insights on building excellent engineering organizations. He discusses the importance of treating platform engineering as a product, emphasizing the need for a product-centric mindset. Ganesh highlights how to cultivate a positive organizational culture through accountability and clear goals. He also explores the evolving concept of continuous production readiness and its impact on microservices. Finally, he offers valuable advice for new leaders transitioning from technical roles to leadership.
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INSIGHT

Excellence as a Journey

  • Engineering excellence is a continuous journey, not a destination.
  • Every organization's level of excellence improves over time.
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Platform as a Product

  • Platform engineering teams should adopt a product management mindset.
  • Treat the platform as a product for internal developers, focusing on their needs.
ADVICE

Understanding Your Customer

  • Avoid "I am my customer" bias by recognizing that you serve the entire engineering organization, not just yourself.
  • Consider the needs of multiple personas, including developers, reliability teams, security teams, and engineering leadership.
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