{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"GraphQL Radio","title":"Luke Millar | VP of Engineering at Medium | Small Medium Team | Changes @ Medium | Employee Retention | Team Building | Halving Amazon Costs | Technical Improvements | Engineering Ladders | Experienced Engineers | Maintaining Tech Costs | Build vs Buy | GitHub’s Changes | Making Users Happy | Medium’s Scale | Medium’s System | GraphQL Queries | Spikey Traffic | Cost Issues | Caching Layers | News Traffic | GraphQL At Medium | GraphQL Pitfalls | Technology Trade-Offs | Bloated Queries","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/16447809\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3154,"description":"Luke Millar is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience across the spectrum, from small startups to industry giants. Following the acquisition of his former venture, Projector, by Medium, Luke has taken the helm as the Vice President of Engineering at Medium, spearheading key initiatives and charting the course for technical excellence.\nTopics discussed include: \nSmall Medium Team\nTremendous Impact\nMedium’s Phases\nGoing Faster\nBeing Acquired\nVisual Storytelling\nChanges @ Medium\nEmployee Retention\nWork & Fun\nMeaningful Goals\nTeam Building\nHalving Amazon Costs\nTechnical Improvements\nHiding Behind Big Teams\nEngineering Ladders\nClarity Helps\nIntroducing Levels\nImpacting Business\nDomain Expertise\nExperienced Engineers\nIn-House Solutions\nMaintaining Tech Costs\nBuild vs Buy\nGitHub’s Changes\nMaking Users Happy\nListen To Users\nMedium’s Scale\nMedium’s System\nGraphQL Queries\nSpikey Traffic\nCost Issues\nCaching Layers\nNews Traffic\nUnpredictable Spikes\n10000 Requests Per Second\nGraphQL At Medium\nGraphQL Pitfalls\nTechnology Trade-Offs\nBloated Queries\nLinks:\nMedium\nTwitter\nWebsite\nLinkedIn\nMedium Engineering Blog","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rxHE9b5nr83pIVgwSFGWYNdyqPcyFQb0y9W2Igjm-tw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI5MzQ2LzE2NjE3/NjA3MzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}