Molly Fosco

Software delivery has never been more critical to the success of business in every industry. It’s also never been more complex. With the growing challenges of complexity, how can engineering teams succeed? After analyzing 250 million+ workflows on…

Getting your developers to embrace metrics isn’t about hand-selecting specific metrics to track. It’s about disseminating the company’s mission, tracking the metrics that work best for your team, and using them to achieve larger, shared goals. In…

During my time in the U.S. military, I commanded a unit responsible for transporting large amounts of U.S. currency in Iraq to fund critical infrastructure projects, such as water purification facilities, schools, and hospitals. Getting these…

Creating an inclusive culture doesn't stop after recruitment. Eskalera wants to help companies understand how well their diversity efforts are working. If you work in tech, you’ve probably heard about the “pipeline problem” — the idea that some…

Chief Technology Officer at CircleCI, a software delivery engine for teams that want to ship software faster and with confidence. Failure can feel scary, but it’s one of the best tools we can use to succeed. After more than two decades as a CTO and…

Discover how companies are responsibly integrating AI in production. This invite-only event in SF will explore the intersection of technology and business. Find out how you can attend here. There are several reasons things fail: inadequate training,…

Loi Laing was a teacher and a lawyer for most of her career but always had an interest in technology — she even taught herself to code. But Laing, 42, a self-described “people person,” felt that becoming an engineer would be too isolating. She wanted…

A few months before the California Consumer Privacy Act would go into effect on January 1, 2020, the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, issued a set of proposed regulations as part of the new law. Under CCPA, consumers have the right to…

More and more women are bucking AI’s lack of diversity. That’s good for the future of the world. Global Affairs Share this post Growing up in Appalachian Tennessee, Alice Xiang was one of few Asian students in her mostly white school. As she moved…

The developer security platform scales with CI/CD The challenge Everyone worries about cybersecurity – developers included. For that group, which has unique worries about vulnerabilities in their code, Snyk offers a developer security platform, which…

Axios standardized their build processes with CircleCI to stay competitive amid the changing landscape of digital media The challenge These are challenging times for media: between massive disruption in how people consume news and the impact of the…

With CircleCI’s automations, config policies, and insights, Eventbrite’s engineering org saves costs and reduces downtime by 90 min per developer per week. A few years ago, Principal Engineer at Eventbrite, Steven Reynolds, was consistently…

An introduction to pipelines A CI/CD pipeline is the most fundamental component of automated software development. While the term has been used to describe many different aspects of computer science, at CircleCI, and within much of the DevOps…

When the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was first announced last year, many tech companies had no idea what to expect. The proposed law could have huge implications for how businesses collect and store user data. The new regulation, which…

These arrangements are the new big thing among companies that aim to boost careers. Michael Chambers was fed up with his job search. He’d been on the hunt for a new role as a software engineer in Atlanta for months and wasn’t hearing back from…

In April, we welcomed Cack Wilhelm, a partner at venture capital firm IVP, to the CircleCI board of directors. Cack is our first female board member and previously worked with CircleCI during our Series B while at Scale Venture Partners. At IVP, Cack…

Mathilde Collin, CEO of Front, challenges her team to keep their phones down and be more present. A few years ago, Mathilde Collin’s co-founder, Laurent Perrin, was diagnosed with cancer. As any good business partner would, Collin stepped up and took…

Chinese pop singer Hua Chenyu once made $17,000 in five hours, and he wasn’t even famous yet. In 2014, Hua posted a single on Chinese microblogging site Weibo and charged 2 yuan (30 cents) per download. He also allowed tips. The 23,000 payments made…

When Afton Vechery told her OB-GYN she wanted a fertility test, the doctor was puzzled. “Why would you want a fertility test if you’re not trying to get pregnant and you’re only 27?” she asked. Vechery wasn’t planning on having kids soon, but she…

Adam Zwan is one of just 18 people in the United States battling a rare genetic disease called Wolfram syndrome, which causes childhood diabetes and hearing and vision loss. The average life expectancy for sufferers is 30 to 40 years, and Zwan is 30.…