# Flickr Engineering Team Vision & Guiding Principles

DevFeed: [Flickr Engineering Team Vision & Guiding Principles](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/flickr-engineering-team-vision-guiding-principles-29047.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://code.flickr.net/2021/11/22/flickr-engineering-team-vision-guiding-principles/>)

Author: Alex Seville

Published: 2021-11-23T00:00:45Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Flickr](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/flickr.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [data centers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-centers.md>), [Digital Public Good](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-public-goods.md>)

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## AI overview

Flickr presents its engineering team vision and guiding principles, covering psychological safety, inclusive communication, continuous feedback, incremental technology adoption, and reliable software delivery.

## Source excerpt

There's a rich history of engineering innovation and excellence at Flickr. The team has been involved in the development of specs and open standards, been an early adopter of technologies like NodeJS, and successfully migrated from Yahoo data centers to ... Continue reading ->