Platform Engineering: Lessons from the Rise and Fall of eBay Velocity

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Posted on Tue Apr 14 2026 | 4:47 pm

Randy Shoup discusses the "Velocity Initiative," a transformation that doubled engineering productivity and modernized eBay’s DORA metrics. He shares the technical playbook used to scale 4,500 services while explaining why even elite engineering execution can’t save a company hampered by waterfall planning, risk aversion, and a "pathological" culture of fear.

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