Seven Years at Okta, Briefly
After a little over seven years, I left Okta last month. Here’s a quick look back. I joined in July 2018 to run the EMEA Technical Operations SRE team. For most of that time my teams were keeping …
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Wearing Two Hats: SRE and Product
In mid 2020 I became a Product Owner at Okta, and earlier this year a Product Architect. I’ve been doing both while still managing SRE teams, so I decide what we should build and then my teams run it …
Recording for Posterity
This is a simple mantra I’ve used in many teams I worked in or led over the years: Prefer Services to Software Make services that are robust and functional. Buy services that other folk do better than …
How to be a Good Tech Lead
Transitioning from engineering to management/leadership is tough unless you understand the sacrifices you have to make. Rarely can you keep your hands in the guts of the engineering you used to know …