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Book Club: The pragmatic programmer
Book Club: The pragmatic programmer
A convergence of problems has led me to start an engineering book club at the FT. I think it’s a pretty good idea (bing bong, unexpected…
Alice Bartlett
Aug 3
What is the role of a research professional in a research-fatigued world?
What is the role of a research professional in a research-fatigued world?
For a long time, surveys have been a primary tool used by researchers to gather data. However, now that almost every service provider you…
Michael Hoole
Jul 20
Being a Principal Engineer in Customer Products at the FT
Being a Principal Engineer in Customer Products at the FT
At the FT we have a role called Principal Engineer. Many companies do; however, the shape of the role at the FT is different than it is at…
Anna Shipman
Jun 27
How taking a ‘Personal Away Day’ can boost your career development
How taking a ‘Personal Away Day’ can boost your career development
When my manager asked me ‘how do you want to develop in your role?’ I kept putting off having a good answer: I never seem to have the time…
Amanda Gordon
May 25
Establishing the FT Product Design and Research Team Values
Establishing the FT Product Design and Research Team Values
The product research and design team at FT has grown rapidly within the last year with a number of new designers and researchers joining…
Natasha Kellman
Feb 14
How technology can help you maximise a competitive advantage
How technology can help you maximise a competitive advantage
It is said that for a company to be successful, it needs a competitive advantage, but what is it and how do you exploit it using…
Martin Fallon
Jan 18
A new homepage for FT readers
A new homepage for FT readers
A product overview of how we tackled this high-profile project
Anna Lisinski
Nov 30, 2021
Why Product Managers should learn to write code
Why Product Managers should learn to write code
and how this will make you a better PM
Daniel Fish
Nov 26, 2021
Increasing the representation of women in FT journalism
Increasing the representation of women in FT journalism
How we’re using NLP to track the gender ratio of sources
Stephanie Pieri
Nov 16, 2021
Product Discovery from an Engineer’s Point of View
Product Discovery from an Engineer’s Point of View
The risks that did and didn’t pay off when building “throw away” prototypes
Charlotte Payne
Oct 27, 2021
cybernetic meadows: how a bot helps engineers at the FT
cybernetic meadows: how a bot helps engineers at the FT
How we use bots to automate our processes and save time
Jon Nangle
Oct 15, 2021
Next chapter on our journey to achieve and maintain operational excellence of ft.com
Next chapter on our journey to achieve and maintain operational excellence of ft.com
Making sure we don’t drift so far off course that we have to rebuild ft.com
Nayana Shetty
Oct 12, 2021
So You Want To Be A… Business Analyst
So You Want To Be A… Business Analyst
Tips and ideas on how to land your first Business Analyst job
Amanda Gordon
Oct 6, 2021
Defining the FT Design Career Framework
Defining the FT Design Career Framework
At the Financial Times, the design team has gone through substantial growth within the last year with a lot of new designers joining the…
Leonardo Mattei
Sep 16, 2021
6 Lessons from rapid experimentation at the Financial Times
6 Lessons from rapid experimentation at the Financial Times
Top tips for a rapid A/B testing approach and why it’s worth doing
Simi Agbaje
Jun 30, 2021
7 tips for hosting a great online event
7 tips for hosting a great online event
“Always have a rehearsal: it’s not a proper rehearsal unless something goes wrong!”
Amanda Gordon
Jun 11, 2021
Rebase: An interview series that highlights the human side of interesting people in tech
Rebase: An interview series that highlights the human side of interesting people in tech
Rami Ismail interviewed by the FT.
FT Product & Technology
Jun 11, 2021
Future Leaders: Xuan Zhang, Product Designer
Future Leaders: Xuan Zhang, Product Designer
‘Future Leaders’ is a series of blog posts by the Financial Times in which we interview our team members and ask them how they got into…
FT Product & Technology
Jun 3, 2021
Where do I go next? The BA’s dilemma
Where do I go next? The BA’s dilemma
Shedding some light on what a career might look like after business analysis
Krystle Cook
May 26, 2021
“Is it possible to be an Agile purist in the modern day workplace?”
“Is it possible to be an Agile purist in the modern day workplace?”
… and is that even the right question to ask?
Luke Bellamy
May 25, 2021
Rebase: An interview series that highlights the human side of interesting people in tech
Rebase: An interview series that highlights the human side of interesting people in tech
Hakim El Hattab interviewed by the FT.
FT Product & Technology
May 18, 2021
Organising a virtual treasure hunt as a team social
Organising a virtual treasure hunt as a team social
The real treasures were the friends we made along the way
Rowan Manning
May 10, 2021
One year later — Lessons learned from remote onboarding
One year later — Lessons learned from remote onboarding
Starting a new job in the midst of COVID-19, lockdowns, quarantining and social distancing
Tara Ojo
Apr 29, 2021
What Could 10+ Years At The Same Company Teach Us?
What Could 10+ Years At The Same Company Teach Us?
Get the insights of 10 professionals from various industries
Bogdana Boncheva
Apr 23, 2021
Why we should all watch Danny Boyle’s film ‘Sunshine’ to improve our decision making
Why we should all watch Danny Boyle’s film ‘Sunshine’ to improve our decision making
Fact (I think…..) we make on average 35,000 decisions a day. Some of these will be tiny, what socks shall I wear, should I have chocolate…
Luke Bellamy
Apr 20, 2021
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