Team Overview
Northstar Engineering builds Orbit, a fictional SaaS platform that helps operations teams coordinate work across locations.
Mission
Section titled “Mission”Make complex operational work visible, predictable, and easier to improve.
Team structure
Section titled “Team structure”| Team | Owns | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | Web application and design system | #team-atlas |
| Comet | APIs, workflows, and integrations | #team-comet |
| Beacon | Infrastructure, observability, and security | #team-beacon |
Working principles
Section titled “Working principles”- Write down decisions that affect more than one team.
- Prefer small, reversible changes.
- Fix the system, not the person.
- Treat operational work as product work.
New teammates should begin with onboarding. Engineers making code changes should follow the development workflow.