I want to address something that’s been on my mind for a while. I’ve seen a growing trend that’s becoming quite frustrating: the obsession with green GitHub profiles. It feels like more and more companies and recruiters are judging candidates […]

I am a Distributed Systems Engineer. I say that because it seems like the only term that can describe everything I do day to day since it’s never the same thing. I love engineering; it’s the one thing I am […]

I started grad school in 2017, pursuing a master’s degree in cybersecurity. Graduating in December 2018 was a significant milestone, marking the beginning of my professional career. Shortly after graduation, in March 2019, I secured an internship. I’ll be honest, […]

At my day job, my title has changed three times. It’s hard to believe, but I started as an SRE III. A year in, I got a pay bump and a new title: Principal SRE. Recently, they merged four teams, […]

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a discipline that combines aspects of software engineering and applies them to operations whose goal is to create scalable and reliable software systems. SRE teams are responsible for the reliability, performance, scalability, and monitoring of […]

I received a message from a friend admitting he’s unclear about what I do professionally. I’ve written this article to simplify and explain the daily responsibilities of an SRE, System Architect, and Infrastructure Engineer.

In my journey with monitoring and alerting tools, I’ve come to deeply appreciate Prometheus. Its real-time monitoring capability feels like having a pulse on your systems. But, just like any good story, our hero, Prometheus, has its Achilles’ heel. I […]

As the internet continues to grow, so do the number of bad actors, such as hackers and evildoers, who are determined to exploit websites for their gain. This can be a significant problem, not only for the website owners but […]

As an engineer/systems architect, you must keep up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in your field. One of the most effective ways to do that is by writing technical write-ups and sharing your knowledge with the community. […]