Adam is a world-class technologist who has been working in the software industry since 2009 and currently works as a software architect at PowerSchool (an EdTech company) where he's passionate about enabling dev teams to build highly scalable and secure products.
Adam is an evangelist for great developer experiences and has given talks at AWS Reinvent and Launch Darkly's Trajectory conference. He's currently spending some of his time coding using the AWS CDK to level up developer ownership and promote a strong DevOps culture.
In our conversation, we discuss:
Prestige of the role and what comes with it
Differences between an architect and lead engineer
Key challenges in the role
Path to becoming an architect
Managing technical debt
How to work with engineering teams
Ivory tower architects
Evolution of the role
Moving from architect to CTO
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