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Essays and notes on software engineering, technical leadership, and what I've learned building systems at scale across aerospace, commerce, and cloud.
All opinions are my own.
#career#leadership#engineering
What No One Tells You About Becoming a Principal Engineer
The title is a milestone, but the real shift happens long before the promotion. A reflection on what the role actually demands — and why most engineers misunderstand it.
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#leadership#engineering#culture
Setting the Standard: Why I Still Do the Small Stuff as a Principal Engineer
Gaining trust and setting a high standard isn't a top-down mandate. It's about setting a precedent through action — and learning that no task is beneath you.
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#security#encryption#javascript
Client and Server Side Encryption with Crypto and CryptoJS
A practical guide to symmetric, asymmetric, and hybrid encryption in JavaScript — covering CryptoJS on the client and Node's built-in crypto module on the server.
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