By Jun Ling - Software Engineer. Have you ever needed a TypeScript type that is more restrictive than the base types provided by the language? What if you need a specific type of string — perhaps an HTMLSafeString which has been escaped and can be rendered raw into the DOM…

By Bradley Ayers — Chief Technology Officer. I’ve been doing a bit of work in the codebase lately, with the goal of making it easier to work on so we can move faster — the whole quality at speed thing. Refactoring <Button> Most recently I’ve been working to improve buttons, or more…

By Jack Davis - Tech Lead. We treat security as a feature at Dovetail. Our customers tend to have significant quantities of data with potential Personally Identifiable Information. Therefore their engagement with us is dependent on the strength of our security. As a business, we can not afford to have…

By Ed Hatrick-Smith - Engineering Manager. Few people are born natural leaders. Even with some level of talent, most of us have to learn. In this article, I’ll run you through how I’ve come to view the role of an Engineering Manager (EM), through three domains of technical craft. I’ll…

By Nathan Miller - DevOps Engineer. When I attended my first AWS re:Invent conference in 2018, I was lucky enough to hear a talk by the cloud security team at Netflix. It was then that I was introduced to the concept of a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack to…

By Peter Wooden - Software Engineer. Coming from large and small companies, I haven’t had any on-boarding experience as good as Dovetail’s. The process was well organized and thoughtful. It allowed me to be productive and encouraged me to be part of the team from the first day. If you’re…