# director engineering — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover director engineering. Page: Feed: --- ## [How to Stay Married | Dr. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk, Mother of Eight (Ep. 8)](https://uatx.substack.com/p/how-to-stay-married-dr-catherine) _2026-08-17 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Plus: UATX comes to L.A. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209300387/0af3115e0cb2fc3c5744430ef6a8d426.mp3) ## [Lincoln’s Warning for American Democracy | Diana Schaub](https://uatx.substack.com/p/lincolns-warning-for-american-democracy) _2026-08-10 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Plus: UATX comes to you. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210281666/add4e69533e02562ed913c86de66995e.mp3) ## [Rod Dreher: Why We Need Stronger Christianity](https://uatx.substack.com/p/rod-dreher-why-we-need-stronger-christianity) _2026-08-03 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Plus: Why two brothers chose UATX. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209263841/6f91a5ee8d8b2f02174730e92cc8156d.mp3) ## [Tunneling Machine, Hamlet, and a Poker Pro Teaching Game Theory: UATX in 2026](https://uatx.substack.com/p/tunneling-machine-hamlet-and-a-poker) _2026-07-29 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Plus: Learn from Palantir’s former Director of Engineering how to build a modern web app. ## [The Bible’s Great Philosopher: A New Lecture Series on Ecclesiastes](https://uatx.substack.com/p/the-bibles-great-philosopher-a-new) _2026-07-27 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Plus: Two sisters on why they chose UATX. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208363645/98219d4b3966e1176573d525a4c0953e.mp3) ## [“The University of Austin Did Something Every College Should”](https://uatx.substack.com/p/the-university-of-austin-did-something) _2026-07-24 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Why one professor thinks our decision to post our course reading lists online is something the rest of higher ed should copy. ## [Unix, Git, and Source Control with Palantir's Former Director of Engineering](https://uatx.substack.com/p/unix-git-and-source-control-with) _2026-07-21 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Plus: Why four UATX roommates taught themselves to weld, wire, and machine. ## [How to Be an Elitist](https://uatx.substack.com/p/how-to-be-an-elitist) _2026-07-20 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Professor Alex Priou on the pursuit of excellence. ## [Learn Software Engineering From an Ex-Palantir Engineering Director](https://uatx.substack.com/p/learn-software-engineering-from-an) _2026-07-14 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Plus: Why a rising junior chose STEM at UATX. ## [What Dante Teaches Us About Beauty](https://uatx.substack.com/p/what-dante-teaches-us-about-beauty) _2026-07-13 · University of Austin · University of Austin_ Professor Clay Greene on Dante's "La Vita Nuova." ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o9IhpPKfXd3n) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Privacy](https://markkevans.com/privacy/) _2026-05-09 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ This is a personal website. It exists to share my writing, talks, and professional background. It is not a product, it does not sell anything, and it does not need to know who you are. What this site collects Nothing directly. There are no analytics scripts, no tracking pixels, no cookies set by this site, no comment system, no newsletter signup, and no contact form. You can read every… ## [Support](https://markkevans.com/support/) _2026-05-09 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ If you’re using one of my Chrome extensions and need help, this is the right place. Getting in touch Email support@markkevans.com . I read every message myself, so please be patient if I’m slower than a support team would be — I aim to reply within a few working days. What to include To help me sort it out quickly, please include: The name of the… ## [Why I Volunteer as a Blood Biker](https://markkevans.com/articles/why-i-volunteer-as-a-blood-biker/) _2026-03-12 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ Most people haven’t heard of blood bikers. The short version: we’re volunteer motorcyclists who transport urgent medical supplies for the NHS out of hours. Blood products, plasma, samples, breast milk, medication. The things that hospitals need moved quickly when the normal courier services aren’t running. I ride for Greater Manchester Blood Bikes. It’s unpaid,… ## [Why Re-platforming Is a Leadership Problem, Not a Technical One](https://markkevans.com/articles/why-replatforming-is-a-leadership-problem/) _2026-03-10 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ After leading major re-platforming efforts, I’ve come to believe that the biggest risks in a re-platform aren’t technical. They’re organisational. The Myth of the Big Bang Every re-platforming conversation starts with the same temptation: “Let’s just rebuild it properly this time.” It’s seductive because it feels clean. But it ignores the most… ## [TIL: Amazon Connect CTR Segments Can Double-Count](https://markkevans.com/notes/amazon-connect-ctr-double-counting/) _2026-03-05 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ While investigating a data reconciliation issue between Amazon Connect and our WFM system, I discovered that CTR (Contact Trace Record) segments can result in double-counting if you’re not careful about how you aggregate them. The Problem Our contact volume reports were consistently showing ~15% higher numbers than what our outsource partner was reporting. The discrepancy was… ## [Stop Calling It Technical Debt](https://markkevans.com/articles/stop-calling-it-technical-debt/) _2026-02-25 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ Every engineering leader I know has had the same frustrating conversation. You’re in a planning session, you raise a concern about the state of the codebase, and you reach for the phrase “technical debt.” The room shifts. Product managers glance at each other. Someone asks if it can wait until next quarter. The conversation moves on. The problem isn’t that your… ## [An update on the Plato community: sunsetting on Dec 19, 2025](https://platocommunity.substack.com/p/an-update-on-the-plato-community) _2025-12-05 · Plato (Deactivated)_ Dear Plato subscribers, ## [Navigating the Re-platforming Journey](https://markkevans.com/talks/navigating-the-replatforming-journey/) _2025-06-15 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ Talk Abstract As scale-up companies experience rapid growth and expansion, their once nimble and efficient startup codebase can often become a hindrance to further scalability and innovation. Re-platforming is often the solution — but this presents a formidable challenge. In this talk I discussed the complexities of successfully re-platforming for scale-ups, highlighting the issues… ## [Building an Engineering Hub from Scratch](https://markkevans.com/articles/building-an-engineering-hub-from-scratch/) _2025-05-20 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ In 2019, I relocated from London to Manchester to build Moonpig’s engineering hub from nothing. Not to expand an existing office or manage a remote team from HQ, but to physically move, put down roots, and build a second centre of engineering excellence from the ground up. It was a big personal decision. My life was in London. But I believed, and still believe, that you can’t… ## [The First 90 Days as an Engineering Director](https://markkevans.com/articles/the-first-90-days-as-an-engineering-director/) _2025-04-15 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ Every time I’ve stepped into a senior engineering leadership role (at Nested, at Moonpig where I was promoted to Director, and at Zopa), I’ve had to navigate the same tension. You were hired to make things better, and the organisation expects you to operate independently and solve problems from day one. But you also need to avoid making changes for the sake of making changes. The… ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GG8d7nbSAitb) _2025-04-14 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [An inside look at Plato's 1-1 mentorship program](https://platocommunity.substack.com/p/an-inside-look-at-platos-1-1-mentorship) _2025-04-03 · Rachel · Plato (Deactivated)_ Now accepting applications for the Q2 mentorship cycle, running from May to July. ## [A Guide for Recruiters](https://markkevans.com/articles/a-guide-for-recruiters/) _2025-03-18 · Mark Evans — Director of Engineering_ I first wrote a version of this in 2014. Over a decade later, the same patterns keep repeating, so it’s worth restating how I prefer to work with recruiters. This isn’t meant to be hostile. I genuinely value good recruiters and have made some excellent hires through agency partnerships over the years. But I’ve also wasted a lot of time on interactions that could have been avoided…