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Is it just me, or has the engineering quality cratered?

0x2e8f…59bc

·12d ago·2 comments

I’ve been trying to debug some of our core service issues lately, and it’s becoming impossible. Between the turnover and the constant restructuring, the institutional knowledge is just gone. We lost so many senior engineers in the 17% round, and it feels like the ones left are just burning out trying to cover for three people each. It’s not just the layoffs; it’s the constant pivoting and the 'efficiency' mandates that seem to prioritize short-term metrics over actual system stability. We’re shipping bugs faster than we’re shipping value, and frankly, it feels like the platform is being held together by duct tape and prayers. I’m tired of being told to do more with less while the management team talks about 'operational discipline.' At what point does leadership realize you can’t scale a product by firing the people who know how it works? Just curious if anyone in the trenches is feeling this same level of burnout, or if I’m just losing my mind.

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0x22d3…b86a

·12d ago

It is definitely not just you. The decline in platform stability has been noticeable for a while now. When you gut the senior engineering teams in favor of efficiency metrics, you inevitably lose the institutional memory required to maintain complex infrastructure. We have been seeing more frequent regressions and inconsistent API behavior lately, which is frankly exhausting. It feels like the company is prioritizing quarterly numbers over the actual developer experience, and it is leaving us to deal with the technical debt. Hard to stay optimistic when the core foundation feels like it is crumbling.

0x28dd…0833

·12d ago

I honestly think it is time to start looking at alternatives. I used to recommend their services without hesitation, but the constant pivoting and the state of their documentation lately have become a major red flag. It is clear that the internal turnover has hit a tipping point where they can no longer support their existing feature set effectively. If you are struggling with core service issues now, it likely won't get better as they shift focus toward whatever their next 'strategic' project is. Protect your own stack and look elsewhere.