Operations
The on-call runbook we actually use
Less theatre, fewer pages. What we strip out of generic runbooks and what we put back in.
Template
Notes from Tradik
Short, useful posts on infrastructure, migrations, and operating boring software in 2026.
Engineering · Featured
How we run near-zero-downtime database migrations
A practical playbook for moving production data without taking the service offline. The four steps, the rehearsal protocol, and the metrics that prove it worked.
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Product
Why we shipped fewer features last quarter
A short note on the trade we made and how customers responded.
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Security
Threat modelling without the meetings
A 90-minute exercise that replaces our quarterly two-day workshop. Same outputs, less calendar.
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Engineering
A small case for boring databases
When Postgres beats the new shiny thing, and when the new shiny thing earns its place.
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Hiring
What a Tradik take-home looks like in 2026
Three hours, no leetcode, the same exercise our engineers solve on day one.