Posts
All the articles I've posted.
Reflections on my Amazon Career
Published: at 12:57 AMAfter four years at Amazon, I wanted to learn what made Amazon successful across so many industries. Here's what I learned about engineering culture and Leadership Principles during my time there.
Giving Feedback When You're New
Published: at 01:53 PMA discussion of how to give feedback when you're new to a team
Load Testing at Scale and Lessons Learned
Published: at 12:00 PMLessons learned from designing and testing a service to handle hundreds of thousands of requests per second, including practical strategies for load testing at scale.
Getting Unstuck
Published: at 01:00 PMThrough the years of talking with engineers in one-on-ones, there's a common conversation about asking for help: How do I find what I need if I don't know where to look?
My Path to Software Engineering
Published: at 12:35 PMI've gone between software engineering and film for most of my career. People often wonder about my unusual career path so I'd like to share how I wound up here.
The Princess and the Pea
Published: at 09:35 AMA discussion of how to be sensitive to pain
Don't Just Bake Me a Cake
Published: at 03:35 AMIn design, it can be frustrating to receive a cake - a finished product that can't change. Instead, I find it more effective to include examples of the forks in the road and alternatives.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Notes
Published: at 09:23 AMNotes on preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification
An Intro to AWS Certifications
Published: at 01:23 PMI'm skeptical of certification programs, especially in the software industry. AWS certifications seemed different because they focus on how to build scalable and reliable services.
What is Churning and Why Should I Care?
Published: at 05:32 AMA few years ago, I started researching credit card bonuses and it's become a hobby. Here's what I've learned about churning and why it can be valuable.