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Steve Ziegler

Developer turned PM, turned VP of Engineering. I've always worked for IT consulting firms building custom systems for private and public-sector clients. I like leading teams to build cool things.

NC Joined on Feb 25, 2017 http://www.nerdthoughts.net/

Education

BS Computer Science

Work

VP of Engineering at ICF

Generalist. I've worked in various tech stacks mostly on the backend (AWK, Python, .NET, Java) and data side (MSSQL, Oracle, Postgres, Elasticsearch). I understand the soft skills and politics needed for career advancement.

AWS, serverless, microservices, distributed systems, continuous monitoring, automated testing, event streams

serverless broken link checker, photo shuffler

mentoring advice

10 posts published

41 comments written

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Jun 18 '21

🚌 How big is the bus factor for Forem's most complicated files?

#techtalks #meta

2 min read

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Oct 11 '20

TIL that git can checkout commits, not just branches

#git

1 min read

Sep 12 '20

Creating my own mixed news website free from "echo chamber" content algorithms 📰

#aws #hugo #python

4 min read

May 25 '20

Another Reason to Blog: Your Words Might Be Better SEO

#aws

2 min read

Feb 17 '20

Bash alias for GMT

#bash #timezones

2 min read

Jul 6 '19

How DEV's job listings changed my perspective on hiring

#hiring #joblistings #listings

2 min read

Jun 2 '19

Script To List AWS Services In Use

#aws

2 min read

Mar 19 '19

You get two professional apologies per year. That's it.

#career #advice

1 min read

Dec 22 '18

How To Use A Meeting To Elevate a Team Member

#leadership #mentoring

2 min read

Mar 4 '18

You don't have to learn everything

#learning #careeradvice

3 min read

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