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An Honest Look into our Engineering Team Engagement Survey

Jun 24, 2021 7 min read Open

In the spring of 2021, we put out an engagement survey to our engineering team to understand their experience at Buffer. In this post, we share the very honest and eye-opening survey results, and the action steps we plan to take from our learnings.

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Why Great Managers Matter

Nov 7, 2018 5 min read

Having managers isn’t something we do at Buffer [https://buffer.com] just because it’s what other companies usually do. We’ve always been

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

How to Hold a Hackathon (When No One’s in the Same Room)

Oct 1, 2018 6 min read Workplace of the future

As a globally distributed team [https://buffer.com/resources/remote-work/], one of the most interesting things to experiment with is how we collaborate and innovate

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Inside Our Product Process at Buffer: 6 Week Cycles and How We Run Them

Nov 22, 2017 6 min read Workplace of the future

Until pretty recently, we didn’t have a “product process” at Buffer when it came to how we built the product. Initially, we were proud

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Becoming a Better Manager: The 4 Playlists I Use To Help Me Context-Switch

May 11, 2017 4 min read Self-Improvement

Before you say context-switching is the worst, hear me out — being a manager [https://buffer.com/resources/survive-first-30-days-manager/], I’ll often have several calls back

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Building with Atomic Design, Instagram Grid Preview Coming to iOS and Lots of Open Source

Feb 14, 2017 6 min read Reports

Buffer Engineering Report December 2016 * Last month’s report * All Engineering reports * All Buffer reports Requests for buffer.com 215 m -13.7% Avg. response

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Leading Ideas: Buffer’s new Engineering Career Paths Framework

Jan 26, 2017 6 min read

During early startup days, everyone pitches into everything and just does what needs doing. The focus is on building a product: getting it out the

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Working Toward Error-Free Buffer Posts, Plus New Twitter Analytics Coming Soon

Jan 13, 2017 6 min read

Buffer Engineering Report December 2016 * Last month’s report * All Engineering reports * All Buffer reports Requests for buffer.com 189 m -7.8% Avg. response

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Could Deep Work Wednesdays Help Your Team be More Productive?

Dec 7, 2016 8 min read Reports

Buffer Engineering Report November 2016 * Last month’s report * All Engineering reports * All Buffer reports Requests for buffer.com 203 m -1.9% Avg. response

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Perfect Images on Any Social Network, Accessibility Focus and Our Journey With Kubernetes

Nov 8, 2016 5 min read Reports

Buffer Engineering Report October 2016 * Last month’s report * All Engineering reports * All Buffer reports Requests for buffer.com 206 m +4% Avg. response for

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

Streamlining and Improving Buffer’s Video and Image Services

Oct 6, 2016 10 min read Reports

Buffer Engineering Report September 2016 * Last month’s report * All Engineering reports * All Buffer reports Key stats Requests for buffer.com 196 m Avg. response

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

My First 30 Days as a Manager: The 3 Biggest Questions I’ve Asked Myself So Far

Sep 27, 2016 4 min read

It feels ridiculous for me to write about being an engineering manager. It’s a job I’ve done for not even 30 days yet.

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

‘I Didn’t Notice:’ Why I Trained Myself Not To Be a ‘Woman in Tech’

Apr 11, 2016 4 min read

For a long time, almost as long as I’ve been a member of the exclusive “Women in Tech” club, I’ve avoided talking about

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

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An Honest Look into our Engineering Team Engagement Survey

Why Great Managers Matter

How to Hold a Hackathon (When No One’s in the Same Room)

Inside Our Product Process at Buffer: 6 Week Cycles and How We Run Them

Becoming a Better Manager: The 4 Playlists I Use To Help Me Context-Switch

Building with Atomic Design, Instagram Grid Preview Coming to iOS and Lots of Open Source

Leading Ideas: Buffer’s new Engineering Career Paths Framework

Working Toward Error-Free Buffer Posts, Plus New Twitter Analytics Coming Soon

Could Deep Work Wednesdays Help Your Team be More Productive?

Perfect Images on Any Social Network, Accessibility Focus and Our Journey With Kubernetes

Streamlining and Improving Buffer’s Video and Image Services

My First 30 Days as a Manager: The 3 Biggest Questions I’ve Asked Myself So Far

‘I Didn’t Notice:’ Why I Trained Myself Not To Be a ‘Woman in Tech’

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