Engineering Enablement by Abi Noda

Matthew and Luke lead Extend’s Developer Experience team, a team that has approached their work in a way that is more forward-thinking than most. In this episode, they cover how they deliver impact at multiple levels of the organization, their journey with productivity metrics, and how they’ve made DevEx a C-level concern. 

Discussion points:
  • (1:40) How the DevEx team started and where it fits at Extend
  • (5:08) Tradeoffs of DevEx reporting into Platform 
  • (6:40) The mandate and tasks they focus on
  • (12:07) The impact of learning and development efforts
  • (16:33) How to drive team-level improvements 
  • (18:44) Why developer experience is becoming more prevalent
  • (26:17) How they made DevEx a C-level concern
  • (30:27) Their journey with productivity metrics 
  • (33:10) Advice for presenting DevEx data to executives 
  • (34:52) The team’s experience using git metrics tools
  • (48:30) Being rigorous in leveraging metrics 

Mentions and links:
Connect with Matthew and Luke on LinkedIn
Other podcasts mentioned: Manuel Pais; Peloton’s DevEx survey

Creators & Guests

Host
Abi Noda
Abi is the founder and CEO of DX (getdx.com), which helps engineering leaders measure and improve developer experience. Abi formerly founded Pull Panda, which was acquired by GitHub.

What is Engineering Enablement by Abi Noda?

This is a weekly podcast focused on developer productivity and the teams and leaders dedicated to improving it. Topics include in-depth interviews with Platform and DevEx teams, as well as the latest research and approaches on measuring developer productivity. The EE podcast is hosted by Abi Noda, the founder and CEO of DX (getdx.com) and published researcher focused on developing measurement methods to help organizations improve developer experience and productivity.