Mention Me Engineering Blog

March Hackathon - Fun, Food, and Rail Strikes!

Stephen Sitton — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:30:05 GMT

Read time: 6 mins

In March, we held a 3-day hackathon for our Product teams. They’re always good fun, and everyone had been eagerly awaiting this one since it was announced.

Chat GPT: How It's Helping Me Do More With Less as a Tech Lead

Matt Gill — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:18:39 GMT

When I was younger, I always dreamed that one day there would be a computer you could ask any question to and it would give you the right answer. I always thought that would be impossible, but here it is! Chat GPT, the large language model developed by OpenAI, is making that dream a reality.

From big bang releases to a scale up

Stephen Sitton — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:52:19 GMT

Read time: 7 mins

Have you been at a company that does big bang releases? Maybe you are now. I’ve worked for a few, and can honestly say it wasn’t an enjoyable experience.

We just like to have fun!

Stephen Sitton — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:30:00 GMT

Read time: 7 mins

Engineering Career Framework

Stephen Sitton — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:46:21 GMT

Read time: 7 mins

Mention Me is scaling up — the Engineering team is now made up of 21 people (and counting)! It’s an exciting time, but this also means we need to adapt to accommodate this growth. From listening to our engineers, we’ve discovered that one of their main requests is for more visibility around their options for development at Mention Me.

Our Approach to Pen Testing

ed@mention-me.com (Ed Hartwell Goose) — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:12:16 GMT

Read time: 7 mins

Security is a critical element of the Mention Me platform. Our clients rely on us to keep their data secure.

In this blog, we’ll dive into one aspect of our security process: the penetration test (or "pen test").

A day in the life of... Spyros, Product Manager

ed@mention-me.com (Ed Hartwell Goose) — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:32:08 GMT

Read time: 4 mins

A day in the life of... Cookie, QA Lead

Stephen Sitton — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:41:44 GMT

Read time: 5 mins

Engineering Workshop - April 2022

Stephen Sitton — Tue, 17 May 2022 10:12:43 GMT

Sometimes, we need a good excuse to get out of the office. We’ve been particularly busy recently with our May product release coming up, so it was the perfect time to have a break, get together and have some fun!

So, in April, the Engineering team met together for a workshop. It was the first time we’d all been together for a while, and we’ve had some new joiners (including me!), so it was a great opportunity for us to build on existing relationships and form new ones.

A day in the life of... Ryan, Software Engineer

ed@mention-me.com (Ed Hartwell Goose) — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:29:11 GMT

In our 'A day in the life of...' blog series, we talk to a Mentioneer about what they love about their job, their most memorable Mention Me moments, and how they relax after a busy day.

We caught up with Ryan, a Software Engineer who joined the team at the start of 2022. Read on to discover how he found the recruitment process and what he enjoys getting stuck into on a typical working day.