Writing & Insights

I believe in sharing practical, hard-won lessons from building software. My writing focuses on real-world execution over tech hype. Here are some of my thoughts on building stable, valuable products.

Medium

Turning Your Developer Team Into a Strategic Asset for Business Success

A guide on transforming an engineering team from a cost center into a core business asset. It covers practical strategies for hiring, fostering ownership, and aligning technical execution with business goals.

Read ArticleNov 6, 2024
Medium

Learning from AWS

My personal analysis of AWS’s engineering principles and most favorite content. Showing how disciplined simplicity enable massive scale without sacrificing reliability.

Read ArticleMar 3, 2021
Medium

Best Practices & Guidelines

This article details pragmatic coding conventions and naming standards. It emphasizes that code is a tool for business value and should be clear, readable, and consistent to ensure long-term stability.

Read ArticleApr 22, 2024
Medium

Queue of Execution in DynamoDB

A technical walkthrough on implementing a reliable, sequential task queue using DynamoDB. It addresses the challenges of concurrent processing and ensures items are executed one after another.

Read ArticleJan 5, 2023
Medium

What is AWS EC2 Cross-Availability Zones Network Lag?

A hands-on performance test measuring network latency between EC2 instances in different AWS availability zones versus the same zone, providing real-world data to inform architectural decisions.

Read ArticleNov 29, 2022
Medium

AWS API Gateway to SQS, Step-by-Step Screenshots

A detailed, practical tutorial with screenshots showing how to directly connect an AWS API Gateway to an SQS queue. This is a common pattern for building scalable and resilient asynchronous systems.

Read ArticleNov 5, 2022
Lukas Liesis | Elite Software Engineer for Founders