Hi. My name is Xavier. I'm a software engineer living in NYC. I currently lead engineering at Heroic and previously worked at startups like Codecademy and Venmo. I write about my experience in the software industry, happiness, and productivity.
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How to Stand Out as an Entry-Level Software Engineer
July 16, 2020Starting your career as a software engineer can be challenging, especially if it’s your first job. I was there eight years ago, starting at…
Choosing Happiness
March 27, 2019Happiness is often described as a fleeting, subjective feeling that we experience only if we get something or somewhere. An implicit…
The Meaning of a Code Craftsman
March 26, 2019In Cal Newport’s Deep Work, the idea of craftsmanship is used as a point in favor of doing more deep, focused work in our lives. To do so…