Series · 4 Articles

Distributed Systems Field Notes

Hard-won insights from architecting and operating systems at scale. Patterns, anti-patterns and war stories.

4 of 4 articles

Part 1 Apr 30, 2026 7 min read

One Bucket, Three Jobs

The infrastructure you plan and the infrastructure you end up with are rarely the same thing.

#distributed systems #infrastructure #s3 +2 more

Part 2 Apr 6, 2026 8 min read

Three weeks from shipping NavEngine v4. No SSH access. No deployment target. Here's how updates reach machines behind a customer's firewall.

#distributed systems #software licensing #devops +2 more

Part 3 Mar 1, 2026 8 min read

The mindset shift - from builder to distributor.

#distributed systems #product engineering #infrastructure as code

Part 4 Feb 6, 2026 5 min read

Hard-won insights from architecting and operating systems at scale. Patterns, anti-patterns and war stories.

#distributed systems