"Clean Code" by Robert Martin can certainly help with better engineering practices. Other books that come to mind are "Continuous Integration" by Duvall and Matyas, and "Continuous Delivery" by Humble and Farley.
Apart from that, I can only recommend to play with the tech stack in a throw-away prototype before using it for real, because the first decisions you make in a project tend to be those that are hardest to change later on.
Approach the task with humility. First observe, participate and learn, then come up with improved practices.
Apart from that, I can only recommend to play with the tech stack in a throw-away prototype before using it for real, because the first decisions you make in a project tend to be those that are hardest to change later on.
Approach the task with humility. First observe, participate and learn, then come up with improved practices.