Architecting Apps at Netflix Scale, with Arik Devens

Netflix’s Arik Devens shares what he’s learned about architecting mobile apps with many millions of users, building from early adventures at Netscape and Palm up to architectural roles at Fitbit and Netflix. We talk about Netflix’s culture of small, high-trust teams; some of the pathologies of very large engineering teams; how to sell new architectural patterns to a team working on a large existing codebase; and the challenges of A/B testing hundreds of millions of users.<ul> <li><a href="https://jobs.netflix.com/culture">Netflix’s famed culture doc</a></li> <li><a href="http://danieltiger.com/">danieltiger.com, Arik’s website</a></li> <li><a href="https://funfact.fm">Fun Fact</a>, Allen and Arik’s podcast about facts</li> </ul> Have feedback for the show? Send an email or message to Allen any time. It Shipped That Way is supported by Steamclock Software and Forestwalk Labs.