On Structuring an ML Platform 1 Pizza Team //Breno Costa & Matheus Frata //MLOps Coffee Sessions #73

Neoway's approach to MLOps is explored, emphasizing the critical role of team structure and communication. Breno Costa and Matheus Frata from Neoway detail how they redesigned their teams based on the "team-first approach" and concepts from the book "Team Topologies" to align with desired software architectures. This involved creating platform teams focused on simplifying technology for stream-aligned teams, which are centered on specific business values. They also discuss how defining interaction modes—collaboration, facilitating, and X-as-a-service—improved team efficiency. The discussion highlights Neoway's data-centric business model, where data is a strategic asset, influencing their platform's architecture and feature store development. They stress the importance of understanding user needs and prioritizing value delivery to avoid creating complex, unadoptable systems.