Over the last year and a half, the Buffer team has tripled in size, from 25 teammates to 80. And our technology stack has ballooned...

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Crafting the Design Culture at Buffer

At Buffer, we’re incredibly fortunate to have such strong and encouraging values — not only for business but for life, too. When we first started...

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Building Slack /slash commands with AWS Lambda

When AWS Lambda came out last year I was amazed. The thought never occurred to me that web development doesn’t need to be complex, instead it can...

Data

Transparency Through Data: Building an MRR Forecasting Tool in R

At Buffer we really value transparency. Defaulting to transparency is one of our core values, and we’ve been fortunate to have been involved in some...

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Optimizing for Slow Motion Video in iOS

When Buffer first introduced video on our platform, it was quite clear that the feature would be a perfect fit for our mobile users. We...

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Working Remotely: How we develop Buffer over 10 different timezones

At Buffer, we’re a fully distributed team. We recently closed our office in San Francisco and now have a team in 12 different timezones. One...

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Slack meet Looker. An experiment in bringing data to the team.

A while back I read a pretty inspiring blog post, Serving Analytics the Right Way It’s a great read by Kevin Teh, a Data Scientist...

Android

From Idea to App in 45 Days: How We Built a Mobile Tool for Our Remote Team’s Retreat

Solving the challenges we face at Buffer has always brought us to some unique places. From trying many different forms of management to recovering from a serious...

Data

We Built a Diversity Dashboard for Buffer; Here’s How You Can, Too

This post is co-written by Julian. At Buffer, we’re trying hard to be mindful of diversity within our team, as well as doing as much...

Hiring

Why We Prioritize Culture Fit Over Technical Interviews In Hiring Developers

In the year and a half that I’ve focused on hiring at Buffer, I’ve received more than 2,000 applications for engineering roles. Of those applicants, 70...

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