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Engineers are the driving force behind every product, yet much of their work stays behind the scenes. This naturally makes measuring an engineering organization tricky. Unlike more visible departments, engineering’s impact is often woven into the backend processes, infrastructure, and optimizations that keep everything running smoothly—work that isn’t always easy to quantify or even see. So, how do you capture the true impact of an engineering team when much of what they do is unseen? Which metrics can genuinely reflect their contributions, without reducing their work to mere numbers? And how can these measurements support your engineering team’s growth and highlight their value across the organization? Our latest blog tackles these questions, exploring how to identify and use meaningful metrics that highlight the true value your engineering organisation brings every day. Read the full blog to see how you can make the invisible work of engineering teams visible in ways that truly matter. Check the link in our comments to read more. 📖🔗 #EngineeringOrganisations #EngineeringTeams #DeveloperProductivity

Engineers are humans, too. I take the time to explain the business value to engineers. It has been a key factor in the success of my teams. Engineers make thousands of micro-decisions when building software. The less assumptions we have to make, the more closely aligned the solution we build is to the desired outcome. We, like everyone else, want to make a meaningful impact. We take great pride in our work, and it is empowering to know how what we’re producing impacts both the customer and the company. It is motivating and allows us to make decisions that affect customer experience, speed of delivery, quality and cost. Most importantly, it allows engineers to “buy-in” to the mission.

The Complexity Trap - Why Over-Engineering Costs More Than It Saves, I have seen a lot of engineers often build overly complex systems for simple problems, trying to anticipate every potential need and edge case. Why It Happens: Fear of future requirements, the pressure to use the latest technology, or just a desire to "build something elegant." What it Costs: Increased Development Time, New team members struggle to understand unnecessary layers, Higher Maintenance Costs, and More code means more bugs and higher technical debt. How to Fix It: Stick to the YAGNI (You Aren’t Gonna Need It) principle, Start with a minimum viable product (MVP) and iterate based on real user feedback. Keep it simple, and let the requirements guide you. follow for more, System design, Product and Engineering tips. #SoftwareEngineering #CleanCode #DevelopmentTips #ProductDesign #ScalableSystem

𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟳 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Over the last 7 years in the software industry, I've learned that the most effective engineering solutions are often the simplest. Whether it's solving complex client problems or optimizing our internal processes, 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲. What are your thoughts on this approach? #engineering #tech #simplicity #problem_solving #avoid_overengineering

Often there is too much to do; too much issues to fix, and too much projects to run. All in parallel. You are always in a hurry. You develop moderate solutions (at best..., there is no time to think about a good solution). Which requires rework. And more time to deliver the same value. Set clear goals and make choices. That gives focus.  Focus provides progress. Focus provides quality. Focus gives energy because you achieve things. Focus gets you out of the daily struggles keeping too many balls in the air. #softwareengineering #embedded #engineering #softwaredevelopment #EmbeddedSystems #Efficiency #embeddedsoftware

In some orgs, critical engineering work is left undone because it doesn't have (easily explained) (short term) value to the top line. This article gives some solutions, starting with defining non-functional requirements. Functional requirements for a product provide direct customer value. Non-functional requirements are things that are needed internally to make the business successful. Whenever possible, the customer value should be identified! For everything else, allocate a set percentage of engineering time as overhead to handle internal technical issues. Focusing ONLY on short term delivery of features to customers will quickly bog you down.

Empowering individual contributors (ICs) with a clear engineering strategy can accelerate technical decision-making. At Carta, the "Navigators" model combines senior engineers with a well-defined strategy to bridge global goals and local decisions, ensuring alignment and reducing the need for consensus. This approach balances autonomy with accountability, helping teams make quicker, informed decisions while maintaining strategic coherence. #TechnicalDecisionMaking #EngineeringStrategy #TeamAutonomy Accelerating Technical Decision-Making by Empowering ICs with Engineering Strategy

Value engineering in simple words for non technical persons? Value Engineering: To save Your hard-earned money. Think for a moment you're planning a birthday party. You want it to be fun and memorable, but you also don't want to break the bank. Value engineering is like planning that party really carefully. It's about finding ways to make things better without spending more money. You look at everything involved in the party and ask yourself, "Can we do this in a smarter way?" For example: 1. Instead of buying expensive decorations, you could make your own with colorful paper and streamers. 2.Instead of hiring a DJ, you could create a playlist of everyone's favorite songs. 3.Instead of buying store-bought cake, you could bake a homemade one (or ask a friend to). By thinking creatively, you can have a fantastic party without spending a fortun That's essentially what value engineering is: finding smarter ways to improve something while keeping costs low. It's about getting the most out of your money. #Valueengineering #Innovation #OBThinking Google image

It is easy to build complex systems and come up with complex solutions, but a good engineer will always find a simpler solution to any kind of problem. So, what is a simple solution? 1. A simple solution is efficient Here efficiency does not just mean code efficiency, but it also involves efficiency w.r.t time taken to build it, the number of people required to build it, the computation power required to run it, etc. 2. A simple solution is clear Simpler solutions are generally easy to read, understand, and extend. This helps in shipping things faster and minimizing technical debt A solution filled with convoluted logic and unnecessary complexity is eventually rewritten. 3. A simple solution is maintainable In a complex solution, finding and fixing bugs is a massive pain because of its complex program flow, while a simpler solution makes it easier to identify and fix issues when they arise. Whenever you are designing a system or doing a technical discussion, always prioritizes simplicity against every trade-off; and this is what engineering excellence is all about. ⚡ I keep writing and sharing my practical experience and learnings every day, so if you resonate then follow along. I keep it no fluff. youtube.com/c/ArpitBhayani #AsliEngineering #CareerGrowth

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." – Aristotle 🌟 This classic quote speaks directly to the heart of Systems Engineering. When each component is carefully designed and thoughtfully integrated into the larger system, it creates something powerful and effective. In large-scale projects, it’s often necessary to break things down into multiple systems or components, creating a "System of Systems." But if these boundaries aren’t well-defined, integration can quickly become a nightmare. On the other hand, when strong systems engineering practices are in place, integration becomes seamless, almost magical, as the components work together beautifully. ✨ There’s nothing more satisfying for a software engineer, for instance, than seeing code come to life—like watching your software control a robotic arm in response to a user’s request for the first time. It’s the culmination of complex parts uniting to make a system that truly helps people, which is what it’s all about! 🤖❤️ How do you ensure seamless integration in your projects? #SystemsEngineering #BigPictureThinking #Integration #EngineeringExcellence #Teamwork #Innovation #SystemsOfSystems #EngineeringMagic