What “Next Level” actually looks like

In one of my 1:1s, an engineer on my team asked, "I know we have the career ladder docs," he said, "but what does it really take to get to the next level? What's the actual difference?" It's a question I hear a lot, and I love it. It shows a desire to grow beyond … Continue reading What “Next Level” actually looks like →

The real stages of Engineering Experience

This question came up in a chat with my team: “How do you think about different levels of experience?”. It led to a great discussion, and I think this perspective is worth sharing more widely.In software engineering, experience isn’t just about how many years you’ve been in the game. I talked a bit about this … Continue reading The real stages of Engineering Experience →

The quite power of Pattern Matching

There’s something quietly shaping the way we work every day, but we rarely talk about it. It’s not a tool, a process, or a framework. It’s pattern matching. In programming, pattern matching is common in functional programming. It’s a clean and expressive way to work with data. Instead of writing a dozen nested if statements, … Continue reading The quite power of Pattern Matching →