S1E9: Making the "scary" jump to management with Cloudflare's Matt Boyle

Matt Boyle, an engineering manager at Cloudflare, joins the show to talk about joining the tech giant during the pandemic, how that influences his management style, and the vital importance of regular retrospectives. 06:00 The difference between working at big and small companies 09:00 The terrifying transition from IC to manager 15:00 The vital importance of retrospectives 18:00 Managing distributed teams and the importance of asynchronous work 21:00 Matt's Priority Zero: Ensuring high availability 24:00 The importance of continuous improvement after incidents Matt's recommendation: Acquired podcast