Driving technical excellence from the top: A case study in uplevelling
summary
Pleo decides to move a year-old node.js monolith to API-first and upskill ~200 engineers with hands-on coaching from Skil whell using live coding, diagnostic pretests and freelance practitioner coaches so people skip known modules. Results: APIs replace most monolith functionality, throughput rises 235% since Nov 2022, cycle time drops ~40%, customer base grows 25k to 35k, and internal engineers start coaching each other and teaching React Native and tech‑lead curricula.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 1:06Arrival at PLO and challenges
- 2:31Architectural strategy for autonomy
- 3:57Upskilling 200 engineers rapidly
- 7:29Choosing Skilla Whale for training
- 8:55Results and impact of training
- 11:02Next steps and future plans
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