Benefits
Take the pulse of your engineering team to track perceived productivity, uncover workflow bottlenecks (deploys, tooling, code quality), and protect deep work time. So teams can ship faster with fewer interruptions.
How to set up an Developer Pulse Survey
Select the Developer Pulse Survey template.
Choose your Audience
Pick from two options to define who receives the survey:
Direct Users: Select individuals to receive the survey via DM
Slack Channel: Post the survey in a channel where all members can respond
Schedule your survey:
Suggested recurrence: Every 1 month
Response duration: 14 days
Determine who can see the Results:
Make responses visible to everyone in real time after a user votes, or only once the survey closes.
💡 Tip: Keep in mind that Anonymous responses are enabled by default in this template and cannot be changed to ensure confidentiality and unbiased responses.
When you're all set, hit Publish. Geekbot will ping your team as per your delivery settings and responses will arrive soon enough. 🎉
Best practices
Timebox responses for 14 days and remind midway if participation lags
Review results and convert patterns into clear action items
Close the loop publicly on fixes (e.g., CI speedups, meeting cuts, doc updates)