Building systems at scale: how Skyscanner approaches engineering design reviews

1 · Skyscanner · Nov. 1, 2022, 5:42 a.m.
By Tom Butterwith, Engineering ManagerDesigning systems at scale can be a daunting task at the best of times and when you add in the complexity of managing stakeholders, the whole process can get complicated fast.One of our engineering principles at Skyscanner is that we peer-review every change and we apply this principle to everything from one-line code changes to system design. We accomplish this by conducting a design review: a process centered around a document capturing the what, why, and ...