Victoria Drake

@victoriadotdev

Engineering director building high-performing teams & thoughtful culture. Writing about leadership at victoria.dev.

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Joined December 2016

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Victoria Drake
@victoriadotdev
Mar 4
Every one of these is an excuse. The real reason: Test coverage.
Alex Lieberman
@businessbarista
Mar 3
I've been asking $100m+ company execs one question: "What is the #1 thing slowing/stopping your company's AI transformation?" A non-exhaustive list of responses: 1) Data quality and connectivity of systems. Plus systems that play nice with AI. 2) Lack of leadership buy-in
Victoria Drake
@victoriadotdev
Jan 8
I used to think that teams work best when the issue creator (PM, team lead, etc) provides a specific list of task breakdown items for the task taker to complete. I’m starting to think that having the task taker create this list instead is a better strategy.
Victoria Drake
@victoriadotdev
Sep 4, 2025
As AI handles more routine work, human skills become your competitive advantage. Product intuition, understanding user needs, and making trade-offs based on strategic priorities—these are what separate great engineers from code writers.
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Victoria Drake
@victoriadotdev
Sep 3, 2025
The best engineers I've worked with aren't the ones who write the most code. They're the ones who see problems clearly, design elegant solutions, and build systems that last. AI won't replace these people—it will make them unstoppable.
Victoria Drake
@victoriadotdev
Sep 2, 2025
Start developing AI collaboration skills now. Use AI to review your design docs, challenge assumptions, and explore alternatives. It's like getting a thorough code review from a thoughtful colleague who can process vast amounts of info quickly.