CodeKraft

Over twenty years ago, I arrived at OAU as an eager adolescent.

The Quiet Discipline Every engineering leader learns this: stability is invisible when it works and unforgettable when it fails.

You inherit a team you didn’t build—perhaps because of a reorganization or leadership turnover.

Crisp, clear communication is a must-have skill for effective leadership.

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Goldilocks went inside.

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My skip manager was equally right and wrong She went straight to the topic: “Why do you want to leave?

As a manager, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day tasks and lose sight of the bigger picture.

A common misconception is that on-call and livesite must be chaotic and hellish – folks erroneously assume that being on-call means fighting fires round the clock.

There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.

Introduction I dreaded interacting with Lagbaja1 – the slightest slip could trigger undesirable consequences.

Introduction I had already been through multiple interviews, and by the time I reached the third, I was exhausted and nervous.

Many engineers are frustrated because they feel stuck at their current level despite doing everything they believe is necessary.

If I only had more time, I would do so much more Overworked manager putting in 60-hour weeks It’s alarming how many professionals see overworking as a badge of honour.

Introduction Embarking on a new job can be daunting and comes with much anxiety and apprehension.

Introduction “How can I trust you?

Introduction This post presents tips for the interview process and valuable resources, especially during this challenging whirlwind of layoffs.

Introduction “Our efforts for the past two months have had no noticeable effects on our metrics; what will we tell the VPs next week?”

In this series of short stories, I share tricky situations I’ve encountered while leading teams.

The common trope that feedback is a gift is a misnomer: we love giving and receiving gifts but recoil from delivering and accepting feedback.

Am I an Effective manager?

All systems break at scale Scaling challenges fall into four categories – compute, memory, storage, and network.