What separates engineers who get real value from AI tools from those who ship bugs faster. Verification habits, scope discipline, multi-session patterns, and the cultural shifts that compound.
Practical career advice for backend engineers in 2026. Skills that compound, AI tooling, building in public, side projects, and what to optimize for at each level — junior, mid, senior, staff.
An end-of-year letter to myself — on hustle culture, missed resolutions, and giving yourself permission to rest.
The very first post on this blog — a quick hello and a note about what I plan to write here.