How Indexing Information Can Make You a Better Engineer

Switching to a new team as an engineer can be challenging, especially when it comes to finding the information needed to be productive. Rather than memorizing vast amounts of data, index it.

Earlier this year I switched teams and I had to learn how to work in a new environment.

What does learning mean if I’m an engineer with experience?

The biggest challenge I found was where to find the information I needed to be productive.

I was used to a certain structure when working in my previous team. I knew all the ongoing initiatives, team structures, projects, and even the progress of those projects.

Now I knew nothing. I’m the same engineer, stripped of all the information sources and thrown into a new environment.

I realized the importance of all the internal emails where teams shared their roadmap and their progress on their deliveries. That information is an enabler for us to function as engineers.

🛒 What are the information sources?

👯 What teams are there and what do they know

When first joining a new organization, you must understand the technical architecture.

Engineers operate those systems and…