activescott

Location: Seattle, WA

Remote: Open to remote or hybrid

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Kubernetes, C#, SQL (PostgreSQL, Snowfalke, Red Shift, MySQL, BigQuery), AWS, GCP Node.js, Python, Go, Java, LLM integration (OpenAI models & Realtime API, Replicate, Flux, Groq, etc.)

Résumé/CV: https://scott.willeke.com/experience

Email: scott[at]willeke[dot]com

I am a motivational leader with strong sense of ownership, always building trust with others. After developing software for 10 years in a zero-to-one startup, I served as a Product and Engineering Leader in Daptiv (acquired by Planview), AWS, and Smartsheet. I care as much about developing people as I do about developing products customers use and love. I still can’t stop coding in my spare time. I am a regular open source contributor and a top 4% overall contributor on Stack Overflow.

So I think the broader point of the article was that many of us are vitamin D deficient, and those of us that are, have increased health risk, and that's why we need to supplement our vitamin D.

Also, subscriptions are charged at 30% for the first year, which then drops to 15% for subsequent years.

When we sold software through resellers years before the App Store we often paid 40%-45%. We found it absurd at first too, but we learned that large businesses only bought from certain resellers or the resellers could sell into businesses we couldn’t reach (a sales staff in business or marketing to consumers). In some rare cases we negotiated to 30% so I don't find these fees out of the norm.

I'd love to have others here try it out and give me some feedback on how I could make it useful. It's only a couple weeks in but already seems valuable to me. What am I missing?

Greetings,

I am Scott Willeke, a seasoned engineering and product leader with a background in guiding teams through technological transformations and growth. My journey includes pivotal roles at Smartsheet and Amazon Web Services, where I've honed my expertise in product management, leadership and DevOps operational excellence.

What I Bring:

- Extensive Experience: Over a decade of software development experience with substantial leadership roles, enhancing product quality, and driving continuous improvement.

- Technical Mastery: Proficient in a variety of technologies, including BI (Python, Jupyter, Pandas, SQL, Snowflake, etc.), TypeScript (React), Node.js, AWS, GCP, C#, and more ensuring your team stays ahead of the curve.

- Strategic Leadership: A track record of overseeing large teams and complex projects, from system design to deployment, with a focus on operational excellence and innovation.

- Engaging Communication: My leadership is rooted in clear, effective communication, fostering a culture where every team member’s contribution is valued.

I am excited to explore opportunities where I can contribute as a Fractional Head of Engineering or a similar role. My goal is to drive quality development practices, shape technology roadmaps, and ensure the delivery of scalable, reliable, and secure applications. Let's connect to discuss how my expertise aligns with your needs.

Scott Willeke https://scott.willeke.com

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> I have been writing for Medium for more than a year. It has been a great experience and I was fairly compensated for it. > It all changed on August 1st when Medium decided to modify its Partner Program. Before, Medium’s writers were compensated given the time that readers spent reading their articles. It seemed fair and correct to me. Now, we are only compensated if readers clap, highlight, or reply to an article, and if they stay on the article for more than 30 seconds. > ... > The consequence is that, while I’m writing for Medium behind its paywall, I’m now only paid a few cents a day for it.

> Would you approve of the IDF bombing occupied Israeli apartments, schools, hospitals, etc if Hamas tunnelled under those?

I'm not sure why a factual account of history is "bizarre" because it starts in 1885. The "Jews were there first" argument, the idea that we should redrew the world as it was 2000+ years ago (but ignore the subsequent ~1000 years), isn't a new one. I just always wonder why the logic only applies to Palestine, but somehow not the rest of the world.

The historical timeline of Palestine leading up to and since 1948 is https://www.un.org/unispal/historical-timeline/

The timeline is good overall, but the four-minute video there is a good summary. A direct link to the video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBjMbe24Vu0.

Below copied from page 25 of the document you linked:

Q70) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel, I.... Total West Bank Gaza Strip 1) Strongly support 23% 16% 34% 2) support 34% 32% 36% 3) oppose 27% 34% 17% 4) Strongly oppose 11% 10% 12% 5) DK/NA 11% 10% 12%

It is notable that "Strongly support" is twice as high in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military has built a wall around it and has maintained an indefinite ongoing land, sea, and air blockade on since 2007.