In DX's panel event, we asked platform engineering leaders from Indeed, Netflix, Twilio, Dropbox, and Pinterest to answer questions about their use of developer productivity data.
We covered the newest metrics frameworks, the pros and cons of DORA, and how teams currently measure the impact of GenAI agents and assistants.
The insights they provided can help teams invest in and optimize developer experience and productivity throughout their organizations.
Footage from March 19th, 2025.
Read takeaways: https://getdx.com/blog/dx-panel-san-francisco-2025/
Resources Mentioned:
DX Core 4: https://getdx.com/report/dx-core-4/
Developer Experience Index (DXI): https://getdx.com/dxi-reporting/
0:00 Introductions
1:06 How has your team evolved their use of productivity data?
17:13 Who is the primary audience for your developer productivity data, and how do they use that data?
26:52 How are you approaching measuring GenAI impact and ROI?
36:24 (Audience Question) Do you have any success stories focused on the line manager's ability to manage?
40:04 (Audience Question) Do you have any more insights that you could share with your experience with Cursor and Windsurf?
41:31 (Audience Question) How do we enable self-innovation around developer process to drive greater results and productivity?
49:44 (Audience Question) Are DX Surveys populated based on DORA metrics, and how do you shepherd the kinds of questions you want to ask your developers?
54:36 (Audience Question) How do you convince leadership to understand that developer experience is about improving the experience, not measuring individual performance?