Ian FullerinFreetrade BlogBuilding Our SRE TeamSince Freetrade launched in 2018, we’ve relied heavily on Serverless infrastructure and tooling to build a world-class investment product.Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Ian FullerinFreetrade BlogOrder delay postmortemThe week before last, we experienced a customer-impacting outage (22nd-23rd August). I wanted to give some context on what happened, why…Sep 2, 20191Sep 2, 20191
Ian FullerinFreetrade BlogOur engineering valuesHow we’re scaling our cultureMay 15, 2019May 15, 2019
Ian FullerinFreetrade BlogKilling KubernetesHow we shipped faster by rethinking our whole stackFeb 26, 20195Feb 26, 20195
Ian FullerinFreetrade BlogHow we simplified our data pipelineWhen you’re building a stockbroker from the ground up, the first thing you notice is data. Lots of data.Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018
Ian FullerinFreetrade BlogHow do you interview engineers?Engineering interviews: there’s hardly a more divisive topic. The right approach and what’s fair to ask are endlessly debated on forums and…Aug 30, 2018Aug 30, 2018
Ian FullerinTrail BlogServerless reporting v0.0.1The timing of the London serverless conference was perfect for the engineering team at Trail. We’re taking our first baby steps into a…Nov 3, 2016Nov 3, 2016
Ian FullerinTrail BlogPR Traffic ahead!For a few weeks now, we’ve had a Pull Request backlog that was waaaay too long. Why? The team is acutely aware of the impact it has. Surely…Aug 25, 20161Aug 25, 20161
Ian FullerinTrail BlogCreating a Technical RoadmapWorking for a startup has many benefits, our small size allows us to be nimble, make decisions quickly, and react quickly to customers…Apr 20, 2016Apr 20, 2016
Ian FullerinTrail BlogMoving to Continuous DeliverySoftware engineers are, by their very nature, cautious. It goes with the territory. Even with the most evolved architectures, engineers’…Mar 26, 20162Mar 26, 20162