Different engineers have different calling, some create mass-market products and some create local solutions. There is a problem when you use the wrong personality for a wrong project. More specifically if you apply “solution mindset” to a product problem you end up getting crap. I love opening up Apple packages. Over the years I’ve been spoiled by Steve Jobs’s drive to deliver amazing out of box experience and intuitive interfaces. I open up the box, the device is most likely going to be charged and within minutes will start making my life better and more fun. I also like putting stuff together. I learn new computer languages, model airplanes, do-it-yourself electronics kits. It’s really awesome to pick up a new language, start playing around with tools and let my creative side go nuts. My suspicion is that I am not alone. Most of the people have two modes – have fun because things are intuitive and easy, and have fun because things are flexible and powerful. In my en
Mike Borozdin - Kubernetes @ Google. Previously: Dir of Eng @ DocuSign, Lead @ Microsoft. I help companies focus and engineers grow.