Code Quality Standards We Uphold
The quality of the code we write directly affects the long-term maintainability, security, and cost of ownership of your system. This article explains the standards we maintain.
Code Review
Every line of code that goes into production has been reviewed by at least one other engineer. Code review is not optional — it is how we catch bugs, enforce standards, share knowledge, and maintain consistency. Reviews are conducted via pull requests in the code repository, providing a full audit trail.
Automated Quality Gates
Our CI/CD pipeline enforces quality automatically. Code that does not meet our standards is blocked from merging:
- Linting: Automated style and syntax checks (ESLint, Pylint, etc.)
- Unit test coverage: A minimum coverage threshold (typically 80%+) must be maintained
- Static analysis: Security-focused static analysis (Snyk, SonarQube, Semgrep) to catch known vulnerability patterns
- Dependency scanning: Automated alerts for dependencies with known CVEs
Coding Standards
- Consistent code style enforced by formatters (Prettier, Black, gofmt)
- Meaningful variable and function names — code should be self-documenting where possible
- Functions and classes with a single responsibility
- No hardcoded credentials or secrets in code — all secrets via environment variables or a secrets manager
- Errors handled explicitly — no silent failures
Technical Debt Management
We track technical debt explicitly in the project backlog. We do not let it accumulate silently. We will flag when shortcuts are being taken (and why) and recommend dedicated technical debt reduction sprints where needed.