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Alex Ponomarev

Your Developers’ Morale Matters More Than You Think

A positive culture is key to building innovative software. Support work-life balance, autonomy, open communication to unlock their…

5 min readDec 13, 2023

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Tiny Services, Big Results: Unlocking Velocity with Microservices

Microservices architecture breaks monolithic apps into focused, independent services for greater scalability, flexibility and velocity.

6 min readDec 12, 2023

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Tiny Services, Big Results: Unlocking Velocity with Microservices

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Alex Ponomarev

Trunk-based Development: Continuous Integration Approach for a Mid-sized Develpment Team

How shifting to a trunk-based development approach with continuous integration and delivery can help mid-sized team accelerate delivery

6 min readDec 11, 2023

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Alex Ponomarev

Outcomes Over Outputs: The PM’s North Star

Frameworks guide but reality builds. Processes support but pragmatism ships. Stay grounded in reality to transform products and companies.

5 min readDec 10, 2023

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Outcomes Over Outputs: The PM’s North Star

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Alex Ponomarev

The Perils of Reinventing the Wheel

Over-reliance on custom code leads to duplicated work, fragile systems, and key skills risks. But existing solutions don’t always fit…

5 min readDec 9, 2023

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The Perils of Reinventing the Wheel

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Alex Ponomarev

Speaking Two Languages: Bridging Business and Engineering

Analysts bridge gaps between business and engineering, wielding duct tape integration skills to showcase what’s integration skills to…

5 min readDec 8, 2023

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Speaking Two Languages: Bridging Business and Engineering

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Alex Ponomarev

Stay Sharp and Reduce Meetings with Async Communication

Prepare efficiently, leverage async communication, take great notes, and ultimately slash unnecessary meetings.

5 min readDec 7, 2023

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Stay Sharp and Reduce Meetings with Async Communication

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Alex Ponomarev

Lost in Translation: Decoding New Engineering Team Members

Struggling to assess new hires’ strengths and weaknesses? Implement a thorough trial period with coaching built-in to evaluate performance

5 min readDec 6, 2023

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Lost in Translation: Decoding New Engineering Team Members

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Why You May Want to Transition into Engineering Management

Drive change, combine broad knowledge with new technologies, develop soft skills and learn lessons that serve you throughout the career

5 min readDec 5, 2023

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Why You May Want to Transition into Engineering Management

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Flying Blind: My Misadventures in First-time Management

As a full-stack developer thrown into managing a small but critical engineering team I recount the steep learning curve

5 min readDec 3, 2023

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Flying Blind: My Misadventures in First-time Management

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Alex Ponomarev

Alex Ponomarev

Passionate about remote work, building processes, workflows, tech teams and products. Love exploring the rocky coast of Portugal with my dog.

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