Engineering leader at AWS
When I led the API Platform organization at Groupon from Seattle, my teams were spread across four locations and three time zones: Seattle, Santa Clara, Chicago, and Bangalore. Same codebase, same programs, and a shared on-call rotation. This setup wasn’t accidental. There were clear business reasons behind it. Like
I want to end 2024 by sharing two of my learnings from this year. 1- Sometimes you just need to do what you know and follow the course of things. I’ve experienced layoffs during my time at Groupon and Amazon. Layoffs are tough. Valuable people are let go. They’
I can’t deal with [insert the name of your least favorite coworker here]. Picture this: You’ve just wrapped up a frustrating meeting with that one colleague. They rejected every idea you had, ignored your emails, or just made things unnecessarily difficult. Sound familiar? We’ve all been there.
You might be closer to winning the game than you think. Let me connect two of my passions today: careers in tech and personal finance. My journey to becoming a Software Development Manager (L6) at Amazon took 10 years, three companies, and three countries. It was a long road, but
It’s Christmas morning. My nieces knocked on my bedroom door. They couldn’t wait to go downstairs and see what Santa had brought. I wish you all the same sense of wonder and excitement. Not every morning will feel like Christmas morning, but we can carry a bit of
I’m not a new year’s resolution person. At Amazon, I learned about controllable inputs. Now I use them everywhere. Controllable inputs mean you’re in the driver’s seat. They’re the factors you can directly influence that are likely to produce the outcomes you want. Let me
Are you a secret cyborg? I love when my one-on-ones stray from the planned agenda. When the conversation shifts from predictable Q&A to something messier. Question, answer, answer, question, question, question, no answer. That’s where big ideas emerge, and we explore solutions to questions we didn’t
I grew up in a family where work was synonymous with responsibility, progression, and integrity. My parents were the first generation in their families to earn university degrees—and they did it during one of Argentina’s most turbulent times under a de facto government. They put in the hard
Communication, communication, communication. I like to say that we’re never good enough at communication. No matter your role, you will always be more effective if you communicate better. I truly believe this. Using simple words and short sentences makes our communication much, much better. Sharing examples eliminates ambiguity. But
"You must make me happy, and I must make my boss happy." That's what a manager told me early in my career. (By the way, he’s a great friend of mine now.) At first, I was perplexed. It sounded almost... transactional. Is that how the
A few years ago, I found myself at a crossroads that would define the course of my career and my life. I was leading the team responsible for Groupon APIs across all Latin American countries, based in Chile, and reporting directly to the Latam Groupon CTO. Things were going well,
Since moving to the US eight years ago, Thanksgiving has become a tradition for me, just as it is for millions of Americans. If you don’t live in the US, Thanksgiving is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and appreciate the good things in our lives, especially those we often