Session Details
From 25 Minutes to 2.5: Okta’s Journey to Faster Builds
Tired of glacial Maven build times? We were, too. Slashing build times in a large 1400 module project is a deliberate journey. This session reveals our multi-year effort to optimize our developer experience. This session isn’t just about the destination; it’s about the critical milestones and unexpected hurdles we encountered along the way.
We’ll share how we used build performance insights to identify and fix critical bottlenecks, navigated challenges during a major Java upgrade, adapted to the performance characteristics of new developer hardware, and implemented caching mechanisms to achieve dramatically faster feedback loops. Learn practical strategies and key considerations for significantly improving your build speeds and boosting developer productivity, regardless of your specific tech stack.
meet the speakers
Anugrah Singhal
Anugrah Singhal is a Developer Productivity Engineer at Okta. His focus on streamlining developer workflows reflects a passion for improving engineering efficiency held long before joining a dedicated productivity team. He builds robust backend systems and internal tooling (Java/Spring) and understands the challenges engineers face daily. Anugrah applies his skills in CI/CD, and local tooling to boost productivity and joins us to share practical insights. When he’s not tackling engineering challenges, he enjoys unwinding with some anime.
Jason Erickson
A software architect with over two decades in the industry, Jason Erickson has a deep-rooted passion for optimizing the software development process. While experienced in leading teams and co-founding ventures, he remains a hands-on developer at heart, known for empowering individual contributors and boosting overall team productivity. With 15 years immersed in Java SaaS development and a versatile background spanning front-end to build/release management, Jason’s current focus is on the tangible impact of developer productivity improvements, often leveraging a data-driven approach and lean principles to achieve significant gains in areas like build performance, code quality, and team efficiency.