How I Doubled eBay’s Productivity - And Still Got Fired

Former eBay Chief Architect Randy Shoup recounts the company's massive DevOps transformation from 2012-2020, including technical innovations like database sharding and Kafka-style messaging. The Velocity initiative doubled engineering productivity and reduced 10-day lead times, yet failed to save the company due to centralized waterfall planning and organizational 'third rails'. Essential viewing for senior developers, architects, and engineering leaders navigating large-scale transformation.