We’re hiring at Which? and we’re on the lookout for senior and principal devs with a product mindset.
And this is a thread about why I hope you’ll consider us when you’re on the lookout for your next role ⬇️
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Third-party embeds can cause layout shifts if space isn't reserved for them. BuzzFeed wrote a great case study on reducing such shifts: bit.ly/cls-part1, bit.ly/cls-part2, bit.ly/cls-part3
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Great song, episode, podcast. Well worth checking out and digging into the back catalogue if you haven't listened before.
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My team has been working on reducing layout shifts at BuzzFeed - not a straightforward task given our reliance on third party embeddable content and ads! We've gone from a score of 20 (😬) to 79 (😊) and browsing feels a ton better. We finally wrote about how we did it...
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Hopefully there's some useful info in there to help you if you're also trying to get on top of layout shifts! It's certainly not easy. Shoutout to for being the brains of the team and also everyone else tech
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And finally in part 3 we detail our approach to pre-sizing 3rd party embeds before they even load their JS. This was what finally pushed us into the "good page" threshold and which now allows editors to add embeds without any concern for layout shifts.
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In Part 2, we talk about how we used our analytics pipeline to report elements with the worst layout shifts. Turns out our branch banner was causing a big impact...
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Part 1 talks about how we set up a stable testing environment and configured to test various versions of each page, as well as some of the big early wins
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My team has been working on reducing layout shifts at BuzzFeed - not a straightforward task given our reliance on third party embeddable content and ads! We've gone from a score of 20 (😬) to 79 (😊) and browsing feels a ton better. We finally wrote about how we did it...
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. & and the Web Infra team at BF Tech have been hard at work getting our grades up -- see how we worked to improve our CLS score in the 1st part of this 3-part series:
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🚨BuzzFeed UK are looking for a full time Production and Ops Coordinator to help oversee branded projects.
Full JD here --->
boards.greenhouse.io/buzzfeed/jobs/
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Richard Okorogheye, 19, has been missing from his home in Ladborke Grove since Monday, March 22.
He told his mum he was "struggling to cope" with the pressure of university and shielding during lockdown.
Any information, contact 101 and quote 21MIS008134 📲 / 07735084081 ☎️
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Huge congratulations Ellie! We’re so pleased to share her heartwarming story as she looks to start her new job as a Software Engineer! 🌟
Interested in starting your tech career? Click here: bit.ly/2VyWroj
#TechForGood #CodeYourFuture #DiversityInTech #WomenInTech
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We’re hiring Software Engineers at in London across 3 different teams and I’d love to talk to you about why I think you should apply. HMU boards.greenhouse.io/intercom/jobs/
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I joined 2 months ago to lead the engineering team, get closer to products again, and build things for a company I’ve known of since I was like 6yo. I’m glad I did. Contract and FTE roles are opening up. Here’s the first. Come join me!
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Elias Sports Bureau is in the market for a full stack engineer. Are you a free agent? Check out what we are looking for here: linkedin.com/jobs/view/2389
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We have a new job opening at BuzzFeed 🇬🇧! We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on Machine Learning Infrastructure.
If you have strong opinions and ideas about ML Infra this is a great opportunity to put them into practice at scale. boards.greenhouse.io/buzzfeed/jobs/
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Re-posting this today, in case you missed it yesterday... 😀
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
We're hiring a JavaScript/Full-Stack Developer to work with me and other amazing people on Cosmos, our Design System at @BumbleEng. 
If you're interested, more info here: bumble.com/jobs/frontend-.. #Jobs #DesignSystems
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It’s officially ONE MONTH until Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow comes out into the world. Publishing a book during a pandemic and potential national lockdown was...not on my agenda surprisingly! But here’s to hoping this book finds its way into your hands anyway 🌈💖
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My first book, ME, MY DAD AND THE END OF THE RAINBOW, coming Feb ‘21 with a double cover!
Preorders are important & I want to keep writing LGBTQ+ stories so help a debut author out:
Waterstones bit.ly/34Saqcw
Amazon amzn.to/3o0JfVM
Hive bit.ly/3lLnC9N
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So grateful to be included in the latest edition on supporting growth opps for your team and how important this is as we navigate our new remote culture.
Writing is hard! I want to get better at it and this was the nudge I needed ❤️
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After Mangrove / #SmallAxe yesterday, I reccomend everyone read The Lonely Londoners.
It's a novel by Trinidadian author Sam Selvon & documents the early experiences of West Indian communities arriving in West London through the 40s/50s. Very powerful.
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So happy for my friends in America today! Loving the celebration scenes, congrats!!
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We're looking for a Front End Engineer to join us in the BuzzFeed UK team! It's a great opportunity for someone early-ish in their career to work alongside a supportive team who are really invested in your growth. Feel free to DM with any questions grnh.se/4447f6331us
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HSBC has issued a worldwide ban on all social media posting on its accounts until 11am tomorrow because of the #FinCENFiles. In memo staff were told not to post to avoid “negative reactions and comments across our channels and content.”
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🚨NEW: For 2 years, I have been working on a massive, global financial investigation w/my colleagues based on secret US govt docs we shared w/@ICIJ, internal bank records & intvs w/100s of sources.
Here's Day 1 #FinCENFiles
buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl
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COMING THIS SUNDAY ...
well I can't say, of course.
But it's the biggest investigation has ever published.
And it might even be bigger than that.
Watch this space ...
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One of the biggest traffic referrers our story is Facebook's internal employee message board.
If you're an employee and have found yourself on my feed, welcome (and I'm sorry). Feel free to reach out. DMs are open and my emails are in my bio.
buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs
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Who can do the most to protect whiteness?
The Times: hold my bag
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This is such a huge accomplishment and I'm so proud we managed it. Major 👏 to and for leading the way.
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Getting married in ten minutes so here’s a livestream
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I'm still looking for my new role, ideally:
* London-based post-lockdown
* Building a consumer-facing product
* A mix of coding and coaching/mentoring responsibilities, or engineering management
* Takes culture, diversity and inclusion seriously.
Please RT for reach 🙏
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.....and we're off! Starting with 2 big names in the first round:
- Brockwell Park72.2%
- Wandsworth Common27.8%
1,797 votesFinal results
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Developer knowledge is not a zero sum game.
More talent does not mean more competition & less opportunity for you. It means the opposite as there will be more companies, more software, & more synergy.
What we need:
More teaching.
More helping.
More mentoring.
Less gatekeeping.
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!!! NOUR IS SAVED !!! We've just spoken to the Shaheens and they are so happy😭They've just signed a SECURE, LONG-TERM lease in Brixton Market at an affordable rent! We are overjoyed! Please read our full statement below. This victory belongs to all of us - all of you ♥️ (1/4)
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📣 Let me know, if you’re hiring for leadership/eng management roles.
💪 I want to build happy, productive & resilient engineering teams and bring my strong technical background, community building & people management experience.
🇬🇧 London-based.
RT welcome 🙂
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Britain's Monzo cutting up to 120 jobs due to coronavirus impact reut.rs/2AFVjr1
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I learnt so much taking the conference online this year with All Day Hey! Live that I wanted to write a guide on how I did it, not only for my benefit but in the hope the things I found out help others in the future.
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