Welcome to my Substack!
This is the Substack extension of my blog, where I publish technical — and occasionally unhinged — takes on data engineering, software architecture, and the state of machine learning.
I'm Kirill Bobrov (aka @luminousmen). I don’t like putting labels on myself, but it’s hard to avoid them on the Internet. So, I’ll go with Data Engineer — though I believe Engineer alone would suffice.
Here’s what you’ll find here:
Deep dives into data systems, real-world architecture
Occasional rant about modern software
Readable, opinionated essays on how things should (or shouldn’t) be built
Hard-earned lessons from the trenches of tech
No-BS advice for navigating the software and data engineer career path
Meta posts on writing, thinking, and staying sane in tech
Inner circle blog posts for paid subscribers
If you're into strong opinions, unfiltered thoughts, and the occasional existential crisis about distributed systems — you’re in the right place.
Want the full archive? Visit luminousmen.com.
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