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Working from EST as a Software Engineer
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Working from EST as a Software Engineer

For the past year, I have been alternating between PST and EST while working as a software engineer. I wanted to share my experiences with others who are considering doing the same.
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My New Job at Cruise
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My New Job at Cruise

I recently started a new job at Cruise, and I am very excited to productionize autonomous ridesharing.
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My Journey at Meta
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My Journey at Meta

My journey at Meta came to an end this Wednesday. I wanted to summarize my positive experience and write some words of encouragement for others who may have been impacted by layoffs recently.
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Things I Learned at the 2022 ACM Recommender Systems Conference in Seattle
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Things I Learned at the 2022 ACM Recommender Systems Conference in Seattle

Last week I attended the 2022 ACM Recommender Systems (RecSys) conference in Seattle, since I work on the Marketplace recommendation infrastructure team at Meta. I wanted to share some of the things I learned.
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Multiple Layers of Infrastructure at Meta
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Multiple Layers of Infrastructure at Meta

During Bootcamp I have been learning about the multiple layers of infrastructure at Meta.
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My Bootcamp Experience at Meta
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My Bootcamp Experience at Meta

I have just finished my 7th week at Meta and I wanted to write this post as I am nearing the end of bootcamp and team selection.
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My New Job at Meta, and Why I Chose Meta
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My New Job at Meta, and Why I Chose Meta

A couple weeks ago I started my new job at Meta (formerly
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Reflecting on Different Types of One-on-One Meetings in my Software Engineering Career
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Reflecting on Different Types of One-on-One Meetings in my Software Engineering Career

I look back on different types of one-on-one meetings I have had in my software engineering career, in order to design how I will conduct one-on-one meetings when I am an engineering manager.
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How I Reported a Serious Jamf Pro API Bug
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How I Reported a Serious Jamf Pro API Bug

I discovered a critical bug that resulted in Jamf Mac computers being FileVault decrypted when making a simple update to the computer's name.
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My Experience as an Intern Buddy
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My Experience as an Intern Buddy

This summer I was the intern buddy for my team's intern.
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Why Ant Design is Great for React Development
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Why Ant Design is Great for React Development

I have developed several React web applications at WePay using the Ant Design library for the past year and wanted to share some things that I have learned.
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My Experience Writing Java Backend Microservices at WePay
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My Experience Writing Java Backend Microservices at WePay

I wanted to share some of the things I've learned from writing over 10 Java microservices at WePay.
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