Sanketh Balakrishna will share his experience in establishing a platform team at Datadog focused on data replication. Beginning as a Senior Engineer working on a proof of concept (POC) for Postgres to Elasticsearch replication, Balakrishna helped address early use cases for product teams. He later transitioned to a Manager role, expanding the team and broadening the product vision.
In this talk, Balakrishna will highlight the evolution of the team and product, the challenges faced, and the impact achieved. While rooted in his personal experience, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to identify needs, build a platform, scale both the product and team, manage priorities, and deliver meaningful impact.