AI Ahmad Ilham

VP of Engineering

Ahmad Ilham

Most engineering decisions aren't really about the technology. They're about the team holding it, the expectations around it, and the tradeoffs you're willing to name out loud. These are short notes on leading software work — one position per entry.

The Notes

  1. 02 Stakeholders Mar 2024 Inviting stakeholders in is only half the job — managing expectations is the other half Bringing stakeholders into backlog refinement builds buy-in, but it quietly raises a promise you can't always keep.
  2. 01 Tooling Feb 2024 Choose tools for the team you have, not the team you wish you had The team's existing familiarity is the most underrated input into a tooling decision — but comfort can also become a trap.