Engineering Culture

Traits of Highly Successful Teams

I have worked for 10 people startups, to mid-size hyper growth companies, to a Fortune 500 company. In each of those opportunities, I was surrounded by smart people. Yet some teams were highly successful while the others struggled with their goals. Reflecting back on

Engineering Culture

Don't Leave Tech Just Yet

Disclaimer: The thoughts below are mine and not of my present or past employers'. I have not been compensated or asked to write this article. I am just crossing the 10 years mark of my career in the software industry. With that milestone, I

Engineering Culture

Is She Even a Developer?

It has been 6 years since I overheard this question/comment about me. My co-workers were reviewing my pull request. One of them got frustrated and thought that it was appropriate to discuss the authenticity of my Computer Science background. I overheard his comment