Sophia Russell is a Staff Engineer at Datadog, working with the Release Platform that powers deployments and releases for 28,000+ customers. With over a decade of experience in diverse tooling environments, she's dedicated to enhancing developer tools, psychological safety, and methodological rigor. Sophia is a frequent speaker on the power of standardization, observability tooling, and leadership in a rapidly evolving engineering culture. Outside of work, Sophia enjoys walking around Brooklyn with her three-year-old daughter Greta and saying hi to all their neighbors.