How SiriusXM revamped their platform and developer experience | Jared Wolinsky
Jun 19, 2024
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Jared Wolinsky, VP of Platform Engineering at SiriusXM, discusses revamping their platform with a focus on aligning projects with business goals. He shares insights on boosting developer speed and driving tech advancement. Topics include challenges in transforming their streaming platform, building a new cloud footprint, enhancing developer platform and experience, stakeholder engagement, balancing enablement and platform efforts, and utilizing prioritization frameworks for project ideation.
Revamped tech stack and rebuilt platform for better user experience.
Established user-centric design and prioritized projects based on business goals.
Deep dives
Revamping SiriusXM Streaming Platform
Jared Wilinski led a comprehensive revamp of SiriusXM's streaming apps by modernizing their tech stack and rebuilding the entire platform from scratch. Transitioning towards a stronger presence in the streaming space was a strategic move to meet evolving consumer preferences. Challenges arose from building the platform parallel to product development, emphasizing the need for rapid modernization to align with market trends.
Developer Workflow Vision
Jared's team crafted an idealized user guide to envision a comprehensive developer workflow, aiming to offer a seamless experience from onboarding to deploying services. By prioritizing user-centric design and a product mindset, they seek to enhance all platform-related aspects and create a roadmap for improving user experience incrementally.
Paved Paths Implementation
Paved paths, guiding developers through seamless workflows, are crucial for efficiency and speed. Prioritizing projects that unblock user obstacles and deploying initiatives that enhance user experience is key. Iteratively defining developer-centered workflow steps like local development, testing, and deployment ensures efficient project execution.
Prioritization Framework Challenges
Establishing a robust prioritization framework involved aligning project impacts with organizational goals and objectives. Challenges included calibrating project impacts across diverse domains and gaining organization-wide buy-in for prioritization results. Iteratively evolving the framework by mapping goals to capabilities empowers strategic decision-making aligned with business objectives.
In this week's episode, Abi welcomes Jared Wolinsky, Vice President of Platform Engineering at SiriusXM, to delve into the inner workings of platform engineering at SiriusXM. Jared sheds light on their innovative approach to prioritizing projects, emphasizing alignment with overarching business goals. They explore how these strategies boost developer speed and drive technological advancement within the organization.