A practical mini‑playbook for senior engineers to think about security-first systems – co-authered by o3. Why Security shouldn’t be an afterthought Many Software Engineers treat Security as a second-class citizen when working on a large-scale system design. They focus on the non-functional attributes like scalability, performance, throughput, reliability etc but often miss out on aContinueContinue reading “GenAI Systems Need a Zero‑Trust, Security‑First Mindset”
Category Archives: Advice for Engineers
Don’t follow best practices blindly
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, “best practices” are often treated as sacred. Yet, blindly following these practices without tailoring them to your business needs can lead to suboptimal outcomes. The goal of software development is making the lives of its users easier, whether it’s an internal tool, a consumer product or a B2BContinueContinue reading “Don’t follow best practices blindly”
What my time at Amazon taught me about engineering and growth
It’s been a couple of months since I left my engineering role at Amazon, one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Working at a big tech company was one of my top goals while pursuing my bachelor’s and both Samsung and Amazon helped me fulfill it. In this article, I want to talkContinueContinue reading “What my time at Amazon taught me about engineering and growth”
The System Design Template I Use
System / Architecture design is an important part of any software engineering project. Right after requirement gathering for features and before diving into development, every project lead has to come up with a system design document illustrating how the overall system would like and how it will interact with external services. This process is followedContinueContinue reading “The System Design Template I Use”
Why Everyone Should Learn To Write
Do you hate writing? Me too. I am not talking about tweets or IG posts. I’m talking about 500 word long articles and essays. Most of us don’t like writing them. They take too much time and effort. But is time really the problem? I don’t think so. We spend a lot of time onContinueContinue reading “Why Everyone Should Learn To Write”
Who should you be: Technology Generalist or Specialist?
Everyone in the tech industry knows that every few years (months?) a new technology or framework enters the market. Angular, Ember and JQuery were good enough until React came up. Not that people don’t use Angular anymore, but everyone wants to learn React now. Same is true for every other computer science field: Deep LearningContinueContinue reading “Who should you be: Technology Generalist or Specialist?”
Top Resources for getting a Software Engineer job at Big N Companies
This short post is written for recent graduates, current students and code newbies looking for a job as a Software Engineer in the Big N companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix etc. I have personally tried most of the resources mentioned here (free and paid) during my job search. These have helped me to landContinueContinue reading “Top Resources for getting a Software Engineer job at Big N Companies”
Aditya Rohilla 