Insider Perspective: Heroku's Current State and Organizational Evolution
By
jbm
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
A former Heroku employee provides an insider perspective on Heroku's current state, arguing that despite widespread perception of decline, the platform is not dead. The author shares organizational insights from their time as a tech lead at Heroku (2021-2024), discussing internal dynamics, challenges post-Salesforce acquisition, and the platform's ongoing development. The article counters the narrative of Heroku's demise by highlighting continued operations, team restructuring, and the platform's evolution, while acknowledging the organizational changes that led to public perception issues.
Key quotes
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I was the tech lead of the production engineering operations experiences team. My team owned, operated, and developed over thirty internal services between 2021 and 2024.
I am going to talk about what happened, with a focus on organization dynamics in a start-up post acquisition.
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