Austin Story

Austin Story, Senior Engineering Director at Doximity, dives into the art of creating maintainable software. He discusses critical traits like testability and simplicity, along with the principle of YAGNI that ensures only necessary features are built. Austin shares insights on migrating to a federated GraphQL architecture from a monolith, addressing both benefits and challenges. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration between data and application teams, using tools like Kafka, to enhance workflow efficiency. Tune in for a masterclass on software evolution!

Ryan Stawarz and Austin Story, both Rails engineers at Doximity since 2016, share insights into their journey with Ruby on Rails and GraphQL. They discuss how Doximity evolved a monolithic Rails app to support over 100 engineers and millions of healthcare professionals. Key topics include the integration of GraphQL for mobile optimization, performance challenges, and the use of BatchLoader to handle data efficiently. They highlight the balance between GraphQL and REST, the evolution of front-end technologies, and emphasize a culture of trust to enhance team dynamics.