9 Must-Read Books for Software Engineers in 2023

As a software engineer, staying up-to-date with the latest developments and best practices is essential for growth. One of my favorite (and what I feel is overlooked) methods for growth is reading books. We spend a large part of our day reading Stack Overflow and blog posts, but books have really …

2 Years at Illuminate, A Retrospective

As I move on to the next chapter in my career, I wanted to reflect on the past two years at Illuminate. Here are the lessons learned from moving to a 20 person startup from a 26k person company. TL;DR Things move fast. You can make an immediate impact on the organization. Your architecture will …

Next Chapter

Starting back in July, I made the next move in my personal career. After meeting with one of my good friends, Alek, I decided to follow him to another Kansas City company, Illuminate. The one thing I had to really think about was stepping away from the app development world for a while. It has been …