Episode description

Matt Boyle, an engineering manager at Cloudflare, joins the show to talk about joining the tech giant during the pandemic, how that influences his management style, and the vital importance of regular retrospectives.

06:00 The difference between working at big and small companies

09:00 The terrifying transition from IC to manager

15:00 The vital importance of retrospectives

18:00 Managing distributed teams and the importance of asynchronous work

21:00 Matt's Priority Zero: Ensuring high availability

24:00 The importance of continuous improvement after incidents

Matt's recommendation: Acquired podcast