Company
Date Published
Author
Jake Cooper
Word count
1401
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Our company, Railway, is an infrastructure provider that offers instant application deployments to developers. We've written a new blog post titled "How We Work" which updates our previous version and shares lessons learned since then. We've doubled down on remote work, emphasizing the importance of clear boundaries, strong alignment, and autonomy. Our team operates with minimal recurring meetings, using Discord for internal comms, and prioritizing real work over meta work. We've also codified our commitment to craft, which means delivering high-quality software that exceeds user expectations. Our goal is to support 1B developers with a team of ≤ 100, leveraging autonomy and direct responsibility individuals (DRIs) to own tasks from start to finish. We promote autonomy through tools like quarterly planning, Daily Wraps, and async nonblocking workflows, which enable employees to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration and communication. By protecting principles like autonomy, leverage, craft, and remote work, we aim to deliver the best product possible for our users.