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Building Reliable Software Systems with DoorDash's Saurabh Shanbhag
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How do you ensure your software system is reliable from design to deployment?
In this episode of Test Case Scenario, Jason Baum and Evelyn Coleman sit down with Saurabh Shanbhag, Software Engineer at DoorDash, to discuss the best approaches for preventing bugs and building reliable systems. Saurabh draws on his experience from Amazon, Uber, and DoorDash to explain how teams can focus on strong initial design, thorough testing, and smart monitoring to keep systems running smoothly.
Discover how DoorDash tackles system design, automated testing, and performance monitoring to identify potential issues early on. Saurabh also shares how they balance speed and quality as they scale and how to respond quickly when problems arise.
Join us as we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:24) Catching bugs before they reach production
(04:11) How teamwork can stop bugs early in the process
(07:31) Why both automation and manual testing are needed
(11:25) Avoiding over-engineering while planning for future issues
(16:50) Balancing speed and reliability in software development
(23:22) How DoorDash monitors and tests in the development process
(29:16) Top 5 ways to ensure a reliable software system
We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments below or at [email protected].
SUBSCRIBE and visit us at https://saucelabs.com/community to dig into the power of testing in software development.
Sign up for a free account and start running tests today at https://saucelabs.com/.
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72 episodes
Manage episode 445425524 series 3456234
How do you ensure your software system is reliable from design to deployment?
In this episode of Test Case Scenario, Jason Baum and Evelyn Coleman sit down with Saurabh Shanbhag, Software Engineer at DoorDash, to discuss the best approaches for preventing bugs and building reliable systems. Saurabh draws on his experience from Amazon, Uber, and DoorDash to explain how teams can focus on strong initial design, thorough testing, and smart monitoring to keep systems running smoothly.
Discover how DoorDash tackles system design, automated testing, and performance monitoring to identify potential issues early on. Saurabh also shares how they balance speed and quality as they scale and how to respond quickly when problems arise.
Join us as we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:24) Catching bugs before they reach production
(04:11) How teamwork can stop bugs early in the process
(07:31) Why both automation and manual testing are needed
(11:25) Avoiding over-engineering while planning for future issues
(16:50) Balancing speed and reliability in software development
(23:22) How DoorDash monitors and tests in the development process
(29:16) Top 5 ways to ensure a reliable software system
We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments below or at [email protected].
SUBSCRIBE and visit us at https://saucelabs.com/community to dig into the power of testing in software development.
Sign up for a free account and start running tests today at https://saucelabs.com/.
▶ Sauce YouTube channel: / saucelabs
💡 LinkedIn: / sauce-labs
🐦 X: / saucelabs
72 episodes
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