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Customizing LLMs for Enterprise Data Using Domain Adaptation: The Wix Journey
Large Language Models (LLMs) have very strong general-purpose capabilities which allow them to solve complex problems. Many organizations...
Sep 15, 20249 min read
Exclusive Interview with Avishai Abrahami
As we celebrated International Programmers' Day 2024 last week, we thought it would be a great time to sit down with one of Wix’s first...
Sep 10, 202413 min read
AI for Revolutionizing Customer Care Routing System at Wix
Call centers, similar to most queueing systems, are traditionally optimized to minimize customers waiting time. Nevertheless, anyone who...
Aug 29, 202412 min read
The Drive, the Culture and the Growth: Behind Wix Engineering Conference with Aviran Mordo
As we look forward to our upcoming internal annual event, the Wix Engineering Conference 2024 , and as our amazing lineup of speakers...
Aug 19, 20245 min read
Navigating Web Evolution: An In-Depth Interview with Addy Osmani on Web Development and Developer Growth
In the ever-evolving world of web development, Addy Osmani ( @addyosmani ) has made a significant impact with his contributions and...
Jul 16, 202411 min read
The Great Rewrite - How Wix is Preparing to Rewrite 100s of Systems - Part 2
Abstract Whether you are breaking down a monolith or rewriting a legacy backend service, all companies need to handle the challenge of...
Jun 24, 20248 min read
The Great Rewrite - How Wix is Preparing to Rewrite 100s of Systems - Part 1
Whether you are breaking down a monolith or rewriting a legacy backend service, all companies need to handle the challenge of rewriting...
May 29, 20245 min read
SageMaker Batch Transform Unleashed: My Journey at Wix to Achieve Scalable ML
Insights and Lessons Learned from Wix's Implementation of AWS SageMaker Batch Transform for Streamlined ML Deployment at scale. Photo by...
Apr 17, 20249 min read
Beyond Content Generation: AI-Based Layout Generation for Graphic Design
At Wix, we’re actively exploring how people can use creativity tools powered by AI technology to improve and reinvent the website...
Mar 26, 20245 min read
Recap from Wix Engineering Conference 2023: Performance, Platform Engineering, AI, and Open Source
It was Dr. Seuss who said: "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go"....
Mar 10, 20248 min read
Looking Back at 2023 - Wix Engineering
We love telling the story of our daily challenges and how we solved them. Throughout 2023, we shared our experience and insights on...
Feb 13, 20249 min read
How Wix Achieved Seamless MYSQL Schema Evolution: Navigating Complex Application Growth with Zero Downtime
As applications grow and evolve to be more and more complex, the schema also evolves to support new business logic. Updating a MYSQL...
Dec 21, 20235 min read
Special Interview with Scott Chacon: GitHub’s Co-Founder
This year, our keynote speaker for Wix Engineering Conference 2023 is none other than Scott Chacon , the CEO and Co-Founder of...
Sep 10, 20236 min read
Wix Engineering Conference 2023: Scott Chacon, Co-Founder of GitHub
We are excited to announce that Scott Chacon , Co-Founder of GitHub and GitButler, and author of ‘Pro Git’, will be joining us at the Wix...
Aug 28, 20231 min read
The Great Migration - How We Migrated All of Our Premium Subscriptions
Introduction At Wix, we recently took on the challenge of migrating all of our Premium Plan Subscriptions to a new system. This was an...
Jul 26, 202313 min read
Meet Gilad Barkan: An AI-Driven Interview with Wix’s Head of Data Science Guild
As a followup to our meetup “ AI @ Wix: A Cross Review of Data Science, Engineering and Generative AI at Wix ”, we sat with Gilad Barkan ...
Jul 5, 20238 min read
International Women in Engineering Day 2023
This June 23rd we mark the International Women in Engineering day. This year, we are excited to celebrate it by sharing the remarkable...
Jun 23, 202312 min read
Master the Art of Data Science Collaboration: 5 Steps for Initiating Projects that Impact Millions
Building models that impact millions of people is the greatest perk I am fortunate to have as part of the Data Science group at Wix....
Jun 8, 20238 min read
Wix Engineering Conference 2023: When Professional Growth and Engineering Culture Blends
As we look forward to our upcoming internal and annual conference, Wix Engineering Conference 2023, we are often asked by the community -...
May 23, 20233 min read
Vision, Plans, and Contribution: Interview with Yehonatan Daniv, W3C’s CSS Working Group Member
We sat down with Yehonatan Daniv for a short and insightful interview. Together, we explored his journey as a web developer and member of...
May 16, 20234 min read
API First, Microservices and Data Modeling: Wix Engineering TechTalk
In the fast-paced world of software development, it’s important to stop our daily coding processes (just for a while!), and take a...
May 10, 20231 min read
Platform Engineering @ Wix: Impacting the Future of Technology
Successful software businesses deliver high quality code fast. This goal, however, has become increasingly difficult to achieve. In...
May 7, 20232 min read
Velocity, Culture, Growth and Cost Saving: Behind the Scenes of Wix Server Guild
Wix Server Guild was established ten years ago and became the golden standard of how an “operational guild” should be. It was the first...
May 2, 20233 min read
Moving the Needle: 10 Lessons Learned from our FinOps Evolution
The pain point As we navigate through the winds of economic uncertainty, it's important to keep a watchful eye on our expenses....
Apr 19, 20238 min read
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