matt malec
i'm an infra engineer from new york
who i am:- a tinkerer at heart
- really enjoy vinyl records, especially classic rock
- building things with my hands
- spending time off the screen, in the woods
- metrics and observability
- kubernetes on bare metal
- write lots of distributed systems in go
- lead infra efforts at zora to scale to our next million users
- your momentum comes from two tracks: what you're good at and knowing what you need to invest effort into getting better at
- you should spend most of your time doing what you're already great at. the patterns you've mastered so far are valuable, and it's where you'll make most of your money
- what you earn will create space to explore new, and more exciting things
- be deliberate about using this space to identify what's worth learning next and how that can aid your personal growth
- don't let yourself get stuck
- it's riskier than just doing things. stop spending time thinking about what to do
- leverage your time and effort, judiciously pick battles that matter, and learn how to sell your vision
- remember to be real about where you can go. align your expectations with reality and become an unstoppable force
- you should talk to everyone
- it offers you an opportunity to truly recognize how your organization works
- identify the people who wield unusually high influence; understand their way of thinking and general philosophies
- these philosophies and the opinions guided by them can end up being the primary factor in whether your efforts are worth it and will ultimately become successful