Sergej Brazdeikis

Hello, I'm Sergej Brazdeikis and I write about engineering management and web technology.

Blog posts

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Software Engineer to Engineering Manager. Should I?

When switched from an engineer to a more managerial role, I had to think on a team level. The very definition of success changed - now it is team success. System thinking on the team level is a daily exercise.

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Engineering managers as strong peer-team

One mistake I'm doing over and over again as the manager is - Me as, Engineering manager, need to spend at least 50% on the effort within the engineering managers team, not my team I'm the manager in.

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Do we need Standup in Tech? Why?

Many engineering teams are doing the dailies. Often, the teams are doing it only because it is the best practice in the industry. We also all been there on questioning this daily meeting. What values does it bring? Why do not need it?

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Engineering manager learns to write

Recently I started reading my first book about writing. Currently, I've read eight chapters. And omg. I'm not sure if I get so much value because it is an excellent book or it is my first book about writing.

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Java 8 language capabilities, What's in it for you? The notes

Java 8 language capabilities. The notes

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When you attend Coderetreat for the first time

Sharing the learnings after attending Coderetreat event for the first time

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Java library list you can't miss in 2017

Java library list you can't miss in 2017

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Kubernetes experience with KOPS on AWS. February 2017

Assessment whether Kubernetes is fully usable on AWS

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Book notes. Browser Networking by Ilya Grigorik

Personal notes about the book Browser Networking by Ilja Grigorik

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One command static website setup on AWS S3

Guide to setup static website on AWS S3 under 10 minutes

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Writing tests for Docker images

How to write tests for docker images

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Serverless blog costs on AWS S3

Cost analysis when scaling. Recommendations for cost optimizations