Building Distributed Systems in Distributed Teams

A presentation at OOP in January 2019 in Munich, Germany by Philipp Krenn

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Building DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS in DISTRIBUTED TEAMS Philipp Krenn @xeraa

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Who is working from HOME?

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Who is working from a COWORKING SPACE?

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Who is working from an OFFICE?

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Who can work from home for 1 DAY / WEEK?

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DEVELOPER

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CLUSTER

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UNSTRUCTURED, DISTRIBUTED, DIVERSE

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1200 ELASTICIANS +

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Elasticats Elastronauts ELKompadres Elastics Elastigons Elasticers ElastiCoolians Homo Elasticus Elasticitizens {elastician} Elasticodians The Elasticrew Elasticons Elastonians from Elastonia Elastic Dudes / Elastic Dudettes

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37 COUNTRIES + 30 LANGUAGES + +19 TIME ZONES 16 OFFICES

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Distributed By Design

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DISTRIBUTED NOT REMOTE

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X-SCHOOL

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ALWAYS ON

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(CROSS) TEAM TIME BUGPOOL, FIXITFRIDAY, OFFICE HOURS,...

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RELEASE PARTY

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PROCESS PER TEAM

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ENGINEERING ALL HANDS SALES KICKOFF COMPANY ALL HANDS

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Values

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ELASTICSEARCH TEAM DEVELOPMENT CONSTITUTION https://github.com/elastic/engineering/blob/master/development_constitution.md

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TECH PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION

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TECH DESIGN FOR TODAY! USE ABSTRACTIONS WITH CARE

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TECH BUILD FEATURES IN ISOLATION

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TECH REMOVE FIRST, FIX LATER

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TECH ONLY ACCEPT FEATURES THAT SCALE

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TECH BE FAST BY DEFAULT; SLOW IS OPTIONAL

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PEOPLE BE KIND

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PEOPLE EMPATHY FOR PASSION

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PEOPLE REPORT ABUSIVE COMMENTS

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Source Code HTTPS://WWW.ELASTIC.CO/ABOUT/OUR-SOURCE-CODE

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Whatever you’re hustling for, take note: most people/companies are shut down until ‘18. That means you get 2 extra weeks to outwork your competition.

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That’s 3.8% more time. For perspective: Usain Bolt won his gold medals running 1.2% faster. These 2 weeks are a gift. Get to work. — https://twitter.com/NathanCHubbard/status/ 942882853494202369

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If I read this madness I want all my engineers to take 2 extra weeks off to make sure we are 6% behind but healthy! That would be a massive win! — https://twitter.com/s1m0nw/status/943021874086383616

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Elastic will be providing 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave during the first year following the birth or adoption of a child — whether you are a mom or a dad

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MY EXPERIENCE

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ELASTICIANS ARE TRUSTED

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DO THE RIGHT THING

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YOU VOLUNTEER

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SOMETIMES YOU ARE VOLUNTOLD

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COMMUNICATION IS OPEN & PUBLIC

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NEW PRODUCTS JOIN THE FAMILY

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Downsides

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SHARE THE PAIN OF TIMEZONES

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COMMUNICATION CAN FAIL

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CULTURES ARE DIFFERENT

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DECISIONS CAN DRAG

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Day

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CRAZY

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FLEXIBLE

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TRADITIONAL

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Tools

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SYNC

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ASYNC

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TEAM & TECH LEAD

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PM PART OF ENGINEERING

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Hiring

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OH: It's not "hard" skills vs "soft" skills - its "technical" vs "professional" skills. — https://twitter.com/freakboy3742/status/907032201497255942

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AGE, GENDER, LOCATION, RACE,... IS JUST AN ATTRIBUTE

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30,000 CV + PER QUARTER

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NO BULLSHIT INTERVIEWS

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500 TO 600: 5M 600 TO 700: 3M 700 TO 800: 2M

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Numbers

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INDICATOR ARRIVALS: 130 DEPARTURES: 9

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Conclusion

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Vianney Chevalier, https://twitter.com/vianneytwins/status/997125952835653633

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Vianney Chevalier, https://twitter.com/vianneytwins/status/997125952835653633

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Who wants to work from AN OFFICE?

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Who wants to work from HOME?

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NO GOING BACK

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https://www.elastic.co/about/careers

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QUESTIONS? Philipp Krenn @xeraa