Busra Koken
@busra.humansinsystems.com
I support humans (and their organizations) to thrive in sociotechnical systems.
Coach & Mentor • Reliability & Incident Management Consultant • SRE • ex-Engineering Manager • Visual artist
🔗 humansinsystems.com
Coach & Mentor • Reliability & Incident Management Consultant • SRE • ex-Engineering Manager • Visual artist
🔗 humansinsystems.com
Your decisions need make sense to you based on *where you are*. (Not based on the people that are ahead of you)
September 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your decisions need make sense to you based on *where you are*. (Not based on the people that are ahead of you)
Back in April, i hold a space for small group to share burnout stories. It was wholesome and needed. It had a small fee that was donated entirely to mental health nonprofit.
Now working on creating sth more practical. An small workshop to work out on subtle signs and energy. I am excited.
Now working on creating sth more practical. An small workshop to work out on subtle signs and energy. I am excited.
July 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Back in April, i hold a space for small group to share burnout stories. It was wholesome and needed. It had a small fee that was donated entirely to mental health nonprofit.
Now working on creating sth more practical. An small workshop to work out on subtle signs and energy. I am excited.
Now working on creating sth more practical. An small workshop to work out on subtle signs and energy. I am excited.
If i live.. like really really long, i will say my secret to life has been the morning walks.
They are my kind of meditation. every. single. morning. 🌼
They are my kind of meditation. every. single. morning. 🌼
July 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If i live.. like really really long, i will say my secret to life has been the morning walks.
They are my kind of meditation. every. single. morning. 🌼
They are my kind of meditation. every. single. morning. 🌼
Spent the morning with 70 people who are learning python peer-to-peer. What a wonderful energy. Belonging to a community might be one of the most important thing in life.
July 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Spent the morning with 70 people who are learning python peer-to-peer. What a wonderful energy. Belonging to a community might be one of the most important thing in life.
Most of us are stuck in *making a decision* due to assuming that we can’t ever change our minds. Please know that we can. We can change our plans, adapt it hundred times but for that we need to get the first one done.
July 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Most of us are stuck in *making a decision* due to assuming that we can’t ever change our minds. Please know that we can. We can change our plans, adapt it hundred times but for that we need to get the first one done.
- My evening tonight -
Prepping a talk: my story about being a woman in tech. For a nonprofit organisation that helps women to get into tech.
I open my first blog from archive
Poems from 2012.
Posts on my first programming projects.
I laugh & cry.
So much time.
So many places.
So much becoming.🫠
Prepping a talk: my story about being a woman in tech. For a nonprofit organisation that helps women to get into tech.
I open my first blog from archive
Poems from 2012.
Posts on my first programming projects.
I laugh & cry.
So much time.
So many places.
So much becoming.🫠
July 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
- My evening tonight -
Prepping a talk: my story about being a woman in tech. For a nonprofit organisation that helps women to get into tech.
I open my first blog from archive
Poems from 2012.
Posts on my first programming projects.
I laugh & cry.
So much time.
So many places.
So much becoming.🫠
Prepping a talk: my story about being a woman in tech. For a nonprofit organisation that helps women to get into tech.
I open my first blog from archive
Poems from 2012.
Posts on my first programming projects.
I laugh & cry.
So much time.
So many places.
So much becoming.🫠
my guiding light in life has always been authentic connection. it’s the one thing i truly trust in myself. and i believe that when we connect, human to human, we can move mountains. really.
July 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
my guiding light in life has always been authentic connection. it’s the one thing i truly trust in myself. and i believe that when we connect, human to human, we can move mountains. really.
My current reading: More Time toThink by Nancy Kline. I am half way in, and really really enjoying the simple yet cohesive and in-depth writing. Such pleasure.
July 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My current reading: More Time toThink by Nancy Kline. I am half way in, and really really enjoying the simple yet cohesive and in-depth writing. Such pleasure.
People often got excited that i am building my own business & ask “do you think it will work?”
I have no a strategic plan other than doing what i really like with the tools in my pocket. I will do that consistently, that is pretty much my plan. In my head, i am being the engineer that i am. 😅
I have no a strategic plan other than doing what i really like with the tools in my pocket. I will do that consistently, that is pretty much my plan. In my head, i am being the engineer that i am. 😅
July 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
People often got excited that i am building my own business & ask “do you think it will work?”
I have no a strategic plan other than doing what i really like with the tools in my pocket. I will do that consistently, that is pretty much my plan. In my head, i am being the engineer that i am. 😅
I have no a strategic plan other than doing what i really like with the tools in my pocket. I will do that consistently, that is pretty much my plan. In my head, i am being the engineer that i am. 😅
Perhaps i will write about oncall anti-patterns soon.
July 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Perhaps i will write about oncall anti-patterns soon.
If your on-call setup relies on people watching Slack for alerts, you’re outsourcing monitoring to human attention. It might feel flexible but it’s fragile, draining, and places a constant load on human cognition that could be used solving real problems.
July 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If your on-call setup relies on people watching Slack for alerts, you’re outsourcing monitoring to human attention. It might feel flexible but it’s fragile, draining, and places a constant load on human cognition that could be used solving real problems.
Hah! Today i saw some traffic to my website from chatgpt. I wish i know what was in the chat 😅
July 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hah! Today i saw some traffic to my website from chatgpt. I wish i know what was in the chat 😅
Happening today at 16:15!
Did you know you can tune in virtually for free? Good community conferences are accessible. 🌸
www.youtube.com/live/m96ZEeP...
Did you know you can tune in virtually for free? Good community conferences are accessible. 🌸
www.youtube.com/live/m96ZEeP...
Strong teams are built on trust 💬
Join Busra Koken at #DevOpsDaysAMS to learn how DevOps/SRE teams can thrive through connection, rituals, and growth.
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Join Busra Koken at #DevOpsDaysAMS to learn how DevOps/SRE teams can thrive through connection, rituals, and growth.
🎟️ tickets.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-a...
#speakers #TechCommunity
June 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Happening today at 16:15!
Did you know you can tune in virtually for free? Good community conferences are accessible. 🌸
www.youtube.com/live/m96ZEeP...
Did you know you can tune in virtually for free? Good community conferences are accessible. 🌸
www.youtube.com/live/m96ZEeP...
It will take a while to grow here right? I miss my friends on twitter. I can’t wait to find everyone here again.
June 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It will take a while to grow here right? I miss my friends on twitter. I can’t wait to find everyone here again.
My last rehearsal before my talk at DevOpsDays AMS tomorrow: 24 min 22 seconds. Perfectly fitting to my 25 min slot. 💅
It has been 2 years since i actually wrote a new talk. I am pretty excited.
It has been 2 years since i actually wrote a new talk. I am pretty excited.
June 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My last rehearsal before my talk at DevOpsDays AMS tomorrow: 24 min 22 seconds. Perfectly fitting to my 25 min slot. 💅
It has been 2 years since i actually wrote a new talk. I am pretty excited.
It has been 2 years since i actually wrote a new talk. I am pretty excited.
I designed my own stickers for the first time and I’m bringing them to DevOpsDays Amsterdam.
They make great sociotechnical conversation starters. Come say hi if you’re around 🌀
They make great sociotechnical conversation starters. Come say hi if you’re around 🌀
June 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I designed my own stickers for the first time and I’m bringing them to DevOpsDays Amsterdam.
They make great sociotechnical conversation starters. Come say hi if you’re around 🌀
They make great sociotechnical conversation starters. Come say hi if you’re around 🌀
Reposted by Busra Koken
Humans do their best work when they feel safe and supported. There is a contingent of humans who believe they do their best work when the stakes are high, everyone is yelling, and the deadline is imminent. This is called “surviving,” and while survival is fun, it’s not good work.
June 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Humans do their best work when they feel safe and supported. There is a contingent of humans who believe they do their best work when the stakes are high, everyone is yelling, and the deadline is imminent. This is called “surviving,” and while survival is fun, it’s not good work.
I forgot how much work it is to write a *good* talk. As always like the blogposts, the editing is the work.
June 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I forgot how much work it is to write a *good* talk. As always like the blogposts, the editing is the work.
Hah, just saw my article on hackernews. It is a new one, curious to see its adventures 🥹
Read here: It’s a reflection on what it means to be a software engineer who builds for others — especially in SRE and Platform roles.
humansinsystems.com/blog/the-wor...
Read here: It’s a reflection on what it means to be a software engineer who builds for others — especially in SRE and Platform roles.
humansinsystems.com/blog/the-wor...
The Work of Building for Other Engineers | Platform & SRE Mindset — Humans in Systems
This post is for anyone building platforms, tools, or systems that others rely on. It’s about the kind of engineering that makes things smoother, safer, and more human. Whether you call it SRE, DevOps...
humansinsystems.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Hah, just saw my article on hackernews. It is a new one, curious to see its adventures 🥹
Read here: It’s a reflection on what it means to be a software engineer who builds for others — especially in SRE and Platform roles.
humansinsystems.com/blog/the-wor...
Read here: It’s a reflection on what it means to be a software engineer who builds for others — especially in SRE and Platform roles.
humansinsystems.com/blog/the-wor...
I write monthly -quite lengthy posts. I am pretty amazed at how much my posts got featured in big newsletters. That gives me a lot of motivation to do what i like.
June 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I write monthly -quite lengthy posts. I am pretty amazed at how much my posts got featured in big newsletters. That gives me a lot of motivation to do what i like.
Reposted by Busra Koken
“Autonomy without safety isn’t freedom” - in SRE, building products, or org design.
Tight feedback loops and solid guardrails are your friend.
Good insights from @busrakoken.bsky.social in this post on Platform & SRE Mindset.
Tight feedback loops and solid guardrails are your friend.
Good insights from @busrakoken.bsky.social in this post on Platform & SRE Mindset.
The Work of Building for Other Engineers | Platform & SRE Mindset — Humans in Systems
This post is for anyone building platforms, tools, or systems that others rely on. It’s about the kind of engineering that makes things smoother, safer, and more human. Whether you call it SRE, DevOps...
humansinsystems.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“Autonomy without safety isn’t freedom” - in SRE, building products, or org design.
Tight feedback loops and solid guardrails are your friend.
Good insights from @busrakoken.bsky.social in this post on Platform & SRE Mindset.
Tight feedback loops and solid guardrails are your friend.
Good insights from @busrakoken.bsky.social in this post on Platform & SRE Mindset.
Thanks for the shoutout @mccricardo.bsky.social 🙌
"Three Guiding Lights on Sustaining Resilience" by Busra Koken
Three Guiding Lights on Sustaining Resilience — Humans in Systems
When it comes to building reliability and resilience, there’s no perfect checklist. But there are a few grounding ideas I keep coming back to, especially when things get messy.
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May 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thanks for the shoutout @mccricardo.bsky.social 🙌
hello world of blue sky. i’ll be here more often from now on, i’ve really been missing the kind of daily, human interactions we used to have on twitter.
if you’ve found me, please come say hi. i’d love to reconnect and find my friends again! :)
if you’ve found me, please come say hi. i’d love to reconnect and find my friends again! :)
May 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
hello world of blue sky. i’ll be here more often from now on, i’ve really been missing the kind of daily, human interactions we used to have on twitter.
if you’ve found me, please come say hi. i’d love to reconnect and find my friends again! :)
if you’ve found me, please come say hi. i’d love to reconnect and find my friends again! :)