Software is rarely designed in isolation. It doesn't happen by one person going away in their corner for some time, then coming back with a thoroughly thought-out map of what to build and how. And as they explain the approach, »
You've hit a problem you can't solve by yourself. You're stuck and have been for a while now. You could do with help. Before you turn to the next person to ask for help, let's hit the pause and think »
My past few companies - Skype, Skyscanner, Uber - have been well-known companies that I've joined in their "unicorn" phase. Unicorns are private companies that have reached the $1B valuation - and they usually do this in less than ten »
I've been in the industry for over a decade, being a senior engineer, promoted to a tech lead for a short time, and now I'm a staff engineer at another company. As a staff engineer, I help multiple teams deliver »