# Transparency, autonomy, responsiveness, and education: How the Aha! engineering team works

DevFeed: [Transparency, autonomy, responsiveness, and education: How the Aha! engineering team works](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/transparency-autonomy-responsiveness-and-education-how-the-aha-engineering-team-works-33522.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.aha.io/engineering/articles/how-we-work>)

Published: 2024-10-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Aha! Engineering Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/aha-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Self-organizing Team](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-organizing-team.md>), [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [pair\_programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pair-programming.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [approach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/approach.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meetings.md>), [pair-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pair-programming.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>), [transparency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transparency.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how Aha!'s engineering team combines individual, pair, and team-based work. Engineers present their work in weekly meetings, retain ownership of code, and share knowledge across the organization. Small agile teams align with product areas and infrastructure, while rotating support responsibilities provide broader exposure. Product managers, designers, and engineers prioritize and scope work collaboratively.

## Source excerpt

Organizations have many different ways to approach how teammates write code. You have individual silos, pair programming, team-based work, and black box interfaces where you have no idea how the other team is structured. We use a mix of these approa