Sally Wahba
Sally is a Principal Software Engineer at Splunk.
Sally is a Principal Software Engineer at Splunk where she works on data ingestion for observability. Before Splunk, she spent almost a decade working on operating systems for data storage systems at NetApp. Sally obtained her PhD in Computer Science from Clemson University. She presented her work and research both nationally and internationally.
When not working you will find her doing computer science outreach activities, reviewing for technical conferences, mentoring, and learning Spanish.
Reducing infrastructure cost during development and in production
Sally shares lessons learned from her experience at different companies to reduce costs from the product development stage to running a service in production.
Stress free onboarding as a Staff+ engineer
What can you do to create an efficient onboarding process for yourself stepping into a Staff+ role?
3 goals to work towards when starting a new Staff+ role
Moving into a new Staff+ position at another company can be a daunting prospect. Learn some ways in which you can build networks, contribute meaningfully, and avoid burnout.
Working on software that is older than you
Sally Wahba shares her views on working on an older codebase. She will share her experience watching the codebase evolve from incorporating acquired startups, to consolidating code branches. She will share pain points that she found to be repeated after joining a younger company.
