Behind the scenes with Extend’s developer experience team | Matthew Schrepel and Luke Patterson (Extend)

Matthew and Luke lead Extend’s Developer Experience team, a team that has approached their work in a way that is more forward-thinking than most. In this episode, they cover how they deliver impact at multiple levels of the organization, their journey with productivity metrics, and how they’ve made DevEx a C-level concern. 

Discussion points:

• (1:40) How the DevEx team started and where it fits at Extend
• (5:08) Tradeoffs of DevEx reporting into Platform 
• (6:40) The mandate and tasks they focus on
• (12:07) The impact of learning and development efforts
• (16:33) How to drive team-level improvements 
• (18:44) Why developer experience is becoming more prevalent
• (26:17) How they made DevEx a C-level concern
• (30:27) Their journey with productivity metrics 
• (33:10) Advice for presenting DevEx data to executives 
• (34:52) The team’s experience using git metrics tools
• (48:30) Being rigorous in leveraging metrics 

Mentions and links:
Connect with Matthew and Luke on LinkedIn
Other podcasts mentioned: Manuel Pais; Peloton’s DevEx survey