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How FAANG Engineers Use Oncall Rotation to Ship Reliable Code
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the oncall rotation as an engineering practice that FAANG engineers use to improve code quality and system reliability. Lucas explains how being oncall forces engineers to understand production systems deeply, leading to better design and testing before code ships. They discuss the typical oncall setup at companies like Google and Facebook, where engineers rotate weekly, and how this exposes them to real-world bugs, edge cases, and operational pain points. Lucas shares a concrete example from his own experience: after a particularly brutal oncall week…
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