Archive - The True Engineer

The real reason I’m learning AI (even though I’m not AI Engineer)

I thought AI wasn’t for me. Of course, I was wrong

May 25 •

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Inflation feels worse than 3% (Here’s how I fight back)

The 5-step safety net every engineer friend asks me about

May 18 •

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What helped me level up in Big Tech (that no one talks about)

Lessons they never include in tech job descriptions

May 11 •

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Are You Really Choosing, or Just Clicking What They Show You?

A Reminder About Algorithms, You, and That Sudden Urge to Buy Things You Didn’t Know You Needed

May 4 •

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April 2025

The Four Golden Signals: What Google Engineering Team Taught Me

What SRE at Google taught me about watching over systems

Apr 27 •

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6 Painful Mistakes I Made in System Design Interviews

So you don’t have to

Apr 20 •

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3 Books That Made Me a 10x Engineer

What these books taught me that tutorials never could

Apr 13 •

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One Hidden Skill That Makes You Thrive in Tech (Hint: It’s Not Coding)

Why the best engineers succeed before they even write a line of code

Apr 6 •

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March 2025

February 2025

Surviving the Workplace: How to Handle a Difficult Colleague Without Losing Your Sanity

No drama. It's not worth it. Just handle it like a ninja. A smile always wins.

Feb 23 •

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