Engineering Enablement by Abi Noda

Thomas Khalil, Head of Platform and SRE at Trivago, describes how the teams reporting into him are structured, the tactics they’re using to increase awareness of their work, and how they demonstrate their impact. 

Discussion points: 
  • (1:17) The pillars of the Central Platform organization
  • (2:18) The organization’s focus on time to market and efficiency
  • (3:09) The differences in developer experience between teams
  • (4:37) Deciding whether to consolidate services
  • (5:57) How platform, developer experience, observability, and SRE teams interact
  • (8:40) How these problems were being tackled previously 
  • (10:09) A failed attempt at rolling out Backstage 
  • (13:48) How SRE squads are organized
  • (15:39) How to motivate platform teams 
  • (17:23) Demonstrating the impact of the organization
  • (18:42) How the data is collected
  • (22:32) How they’re increasing awareness for their work 
  • (23:42) The DevEx pillar
  • (25:46) How the DevEx roadshow will work 
  • (27:56) How DORA metrics fit into their measurement program 

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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.