Facet Engineering is a fully distributed, remote-first team. Being remote offers tremendous flexibility and a literal world of talent, but there are inherent challenges. How do you coordinate plans without crushing productivity with too many meetings? How do you empower for speed, but ensure quality and architecture consistency? How do…

A 2020 Harvard Business Review article, What’s Really Holding Women Back?, concludes that very few women ascend to top management ranks because the hours are long and women are taking more accommodations. …

In my previous article, 3 Reasons to Build Monolithic Systems, I recommended starting with a monolithic architecture, for speed and simplicity, if your system is not yet well defined. …