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Engineering Standards Overview

Introduction

Our engineering standards establish a unified approach to software development across all business units. These standards ensure consistency, quality, and maintainability while accelerating development through standardized practices and tooling.

Standards Categories

Common Standards

Common standards apply across all business units and cover fundamental aspects of software development:

  • Git workflows and version control
  • Security best practices
  • Code review processes
  • Documentation requirements
  • Testing methodologies

Business Unit Standards

Each business unit has specific standards tailored to their domain:

Web Engineering

Standards for web application development covering frontend and backend technologies, including: - Frontend frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) - Backend frameworks (Node.js, NestJS, Django) - API design and documentation - Web security practices - Performance optimization

Mobile Engineering

Guidelines for mobile app development across platforms: - iOS development (Swift, SwiftUI) - Android development (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose) - Cross-platform development (React Native, Flutter) - Mobile security - App store deployment

AI/ML Engineering

Standards for machine learning and artificial intelligence: - Model development lifecycle - Data preprocessing and validation - Model training and evaluation - MLOps practices - Model deployment and monitoring

Data Engineering

Guidelines for data infrastructure and processing: - Data pipeline design - ETL processes - Data warehouse architecture - Data quality and validation - Data security and compliance

Cloud Engineering

Standards for cloud infrastructure and services: - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Cloud security - Service architecture - Monitoring and logging - Cost optimization

Quality Assurance

Framework for ensuring software quality: - Test automation - Performance testing - Security testing - User acceptance testing - Test documentation

Implementation

Each standard category includes:

  1. Requirements Documentation
  2. Detailed specifications
  3. Implementation guidelines

  4. Best practices

  5. Validation Criteria

  6. Compliance checklist
  7. Review guidelines

  8. Testing requirements

  9. Templates and Examples

  10. Code templates
  11. Configuration files

  12. Documentation templates

  13. Tooling Guidelines

  14. Recommended tools
  15. Setup instructions
  16. Usage examples

Compliance and Governance

Standards compliance is enforced through:

  1. Automated Checks
  2. CI/CD pipeline validations
  3. Code quality gates

  4. Security scans

  5. Review Processes

  6. Code review requirements
  7. Architecture review boards

  8. Security reviews

  9. Monitoring and Reporting

  10. Compliance dashboards
  11. Quality metrics
  12. Security assessments

Contributing

Standards are living documents that evolve with technology and business needs. Contributions are welcome through:

  1. Issue reporting for gaps or improvements
  2. Pull requests with proposed changes
  3. Discussion in engineering forums
  4. Regular review and updates by domain experts

See Contributing Guidelines for more details.