Independent field notes from the edge of engineering
Technical experimentation, discovery, and musings.
01 Latest field report
Over the past few years, something has happened that I did not entirely expect: people have started paying attention to what I have to say.
02 Incoming transmissions
Ok, let's talk about something that keeps annoying me.
We have a lot of engineers that know tools. They know Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo, AWS, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Grafana, Postgres, Redis, Kafka, and whatever else happens to be in the stack this year. That is fine. Tools matter. The problem is that a lot of them do not understand the substrate those tools are built on.
If you think HackerRank is a fair way to evaluate engineers, you are wrong. It is not about skill, it is about memorizing trivia and tolerating a broken environment. Real engineers rely on references, real tools, and real workflows. HackerRank strips all of that away and calls it a test.
Welcome back! Let's continue our dive into some issues that we see trending in the hiring process at companies as changes continue to disrupt the industry. We began our journey identifying the issue of companies failing to recognize talent that exists beyond FAANG engineers. In this post, we will look at another common issue: mishandling interviews.
Looking for work after downsizing at your former employer? Feeling depression take over and losing yourself to the negative feelings and emotions of what seems to be a hopeless job market? You are not alone!!! We have a problem, and it needs to be addressed.
Addressing the challenges faced by individuals in the tech industry is not a pleasant topic, yet it is increasingly vital to shed light on the prevalent issues. A growing number of individuals within the industry are grappling with heightened levels of depression, amplified by long working hours, job uncertainty, and the soaring costs of living.
It's not often I find myself completely disappointed in myself like I was right after this interview came to a close. I interviewed with a company and was totally excited for the possibility. They by far have the most impressive architecture I have ever seen a company accomplish, especially as a young company.
I spend a lot of time on the cli... Since you're here, I assume you do too. In this post, I am going to show you a couple of my bash functions that greatly simplify my (work) life..
Wow! That's a different look.... Yes, yes it is! Thank you for noticing.
Startups -- it's time to get scrappy! But what does that mean? Well, I suppose I could call it gettin' grizzly... But that still doesn't really explain what I'm talking about. Fortunately, it does start to get you thinking and imagining where I could possibly be going with this...