Amir is a Tech Lead in Google Maps with over 10 years of software development experience. After spending his early career building pricing and risk management software Amir moved to Google where he now leads a team developing products to help small business owners build their online presence and connect with customers. When not at his desk you might spot Amir on a bike struggling up a steep hill, baking (and eating) cakes, training for a marathon or facilitating a workshop to grow the leadership potential of engineers.
Tactical tech: Short-term solutions for long-term strategy
Waterloo International station was opened in 1994 serving Eurostar trains through the channel tunnel to France. The station cost £130 million to build and won the EU prize for contemporary architecture but closed just 13 years later in 2007.
Creating efficient, accurate, software estimations
Estimating projects is hard. Whether it's negotiating technical debt, understanding new requirements, or grappling with a lack of useful documents; the number of moving variables make it difficult to judge just how long a project will really take.
