- Current Role: Director of Engineering
- Location: Massachusetts 🇺🇸
- Timezone: Eastern Time
- Connect: LinkedIn
- A mission makes me tick. I’m good at problem-solving and building great software, but above all I need to have something I’m striving for.
- I love empowering great engineers to build products they are proud of.
- Learning is a key part of my motivation at work, I'm drawn to things I've never done before.
- I have spent most of my career at startups, mostly in the fast growth phase. At one point I worked for eBay, and that was a wonderful exception. The awkward teenage years are a great time to make a difference, too.
- Languages: I'm a polyglot and generally open-minded about languages. I am strongest in JavaScript, PHP and SQL, most interested in Python.
- Operating Systems: Laptop is MacOS, Infra is usually Linux (Ubuntu, Alpine)
- AWS: EC2, ECS, ECR, S3, RDS/Aurora, Lambda, Cloudformation, Route 53, API Gateway, CloudFront, Cloudwatch, CodeBuild, CodePipeline.
- Other: Docker, Docker Compose, Apache, Nginx, DNS, HTTP, SMTP
A variation of this question is common in engineering leadership interviews. It is important to define what we mean by hands-on. For some it is a synonym for writing code, but for me this is a broader set of activities as part of building great software. I love being hands-on, and relish the opportunity to contribute technically on a daily basis. These are some of the hands-on activities I enjoy:
- Code Review
- Troubleshooting
- Incident Response
- Read & Contribute to:
- Product Requirements
- Technical Design Documents / RFCs
- Database Architecture
- Beta Testing UI or API features
- Write Code
- Deploying to Production