No More 'Someone Else's Problem' - Tackling Tech Debt at Scale

Learn how to transform technical debt management from a vague organizational burden into an actionable, team-driven process in this 40-minute conference talk from Android Makers. Discover Qonto's proven approach to managing tech debt across 50+ Android engineers working on a rapidly growing codebase, moving from "someone should fix this" mentality to empowered teams that actively prioritize and address technical challenges. Explore the step-by-step process of building a tech debt visualization prototype in just one month using existing APIs without introducing new tools, then see how to integrate health monitoring into daily development workflows. Master the design of meaningful Health Scores that motivate teams to improve code quality, and understand how to orchestrate large-scale migrations with real-time tracking that eliminates guesswork about progress. Gain insights into making debt reduction engaging through intuitive tooling and team-specific dashboards, while learning how to expand these principles beyond code quality to tackle dependency updates, flaky tests, and other technical challenges. Benefit from hard-earned lessons and get a preview of future developments in scalable tech debt management that can be implemented using your existing toolkit.