Introduction In companies with multiple departments and teams, dependencies are an inherent part of product development, creating a need for coordinated effort and interdependence across diverse functions. They typically surface when several teams need to align their work, or when the outcome of one team’s tasks affects the progress of another. This may involve anything...
In March 2023, AUTODOC embarked on a significant transformation journey to manage its rapid growth and address evolving industry needs. As part of this evolution, many of our professionals, previously marketers, product owners, business analysts, and scrum masters, transitioned into product management roles. The shift toward a product-oriented mindset posed a challenge – our teams...
First steps and typical problems you are likely to face in your journey to becoming a data engineer First of all, you need to understand the role of a data engineer within the related hierarchy of professions. The data engineer is just one of the many professions directly related to data. The hierarchy outlined in...
A Journey from Monolith to Micro Frontends For over 16 years, Autodoc has evolved from a small startup to a bustling enterprise with over 5000 employees. Our initial architecture was a monolithic one, built in PHP. As the company grew, so did our codebase and developer team. This growth, however, brought challenges: the monolith became...
AUTODOC’s culture is built on the values of its employees. Once again, we have seen how responsive and kind the people who work for our company are. When the war broke out in Ukraine, our company made it a top priority to ensure the safety of our Ukrainian team, as some of the local offices...
The human body is a powerful mechanism for the most important life processes. Staying fit and active, and keeping the body in good condition has been a guarantee for survival for many hundreds of thousands of years, as well as the foundation for the development of the human race. Just as the condition of the...
The year was 2001, and Apple was largely known as an expensive computer manufacturer. In October that year, the perceptions and the reality of the company was about to change. On October 23, 2001, Apple announced the release of a mind-blowing MP3 player called the iPod that could store 1,000 songs. There were other competitors making MP3...
The Technical Side of Micro Frontends at Autodoc In Part 1, we introduced the journey from a monolithic architecture to micro frontends at Autodoc. Now, let’s explore the technical aspects of this transformation. We’ll discuss how we manage states, handle server-side rendering (SSR), ensure SEO, deal with authentication, translations, routing, hydration, and optimize performance. State...