20 years into programming — My story with computersThis post is my (Aswin Rajeev) story, how a 13 year “enthusiast” evolved into a full-time Software Engineer at Amazon.Aug 18, 20241Aug 18, 20241
How many deployment stages do we need for a web application pipeline?Detailed insights into the concept of staging environments for software releases and the number of stages required.Jun 23, 20241Jun 23, 20241
Managing time while working on multiple parallel streamsThe article aims to provide strategies for effectively managing multiple parallel work streams at work by managing time.May 26, 20241May 26, 20241
5 Lessons from the Mistakes I Made in My Software Engineering CareerI made several blunders that had long-lasting impact on my career. This blog post is to share what I’ve learned from my mistakes.May 19, 2024May 19, 2024
Moving my personal website out of Blogger and Wordpress — why and what replaced itA story of how I moved my personal website and blog through different services and finally ended up using Medium and GitHub pages.Mar 31, 2024Mar 31, 2024
Correction-Of-Error (COE) at Amazon- penalty or opportunity?This story is about how I got my first COE within 3 months of moving to a new team and how I could navigate it.Mar 24, 20241Mar 24, 20241
Service health metrics and alarms 🚨 — the immune system for web applicationsA guide on how to use service health metrics and alarms to monitor and get early notifications of errors, and possibly auto-correct.Mar 16, 2024Mar 16, 2024
How I Used ChatGPT for Rapid Onboarding and DevelopmentWith the advent of ChatGPT, there has been concerns on it soon replacing a lot of jobs. Even companies scrambled to device policies…Feb 18, 2024Feb 18, 2024
Cisco & Amazon — How different are they for an SDEI explained in my previous post how Amazon is a unique place to work, particularly for an engineer. Before I joined Amazon, I worked for…Feb 18, 2024Feb 18, 2024
1 year @ Amazon as SDE II — How has it been so farAround a year ago, I joined Amazon Development Centre India as an SDE 2- that was the beginning of a thrilling adventure that was unlike…Feb 18, 2024Feb 18, 2024