About

I’m Kraig, and I’m a software engineer. This is where I write software engineering things.

I also write on Medium, mostly to reach more folks.

My experience

I went to Princeton for Electrical Engineering, but discovered I’d rather read and write than do math or physics. Software engineering turned out to be the perfect fit.

I’ve worked in adtech, fintech, martech, and other domains that haven’t quite figured out their abbrev-tech catchphrase yet. I’m primarily a backend engineer, and let’s be honest—it’s all just interfaces to databases at the end of the day. I’ve also worked in infrastructure and DevOps; on horizontal teams and on cross-functional teams; I’ve been the tech lead, and I’ve been the engineering manager and product manager briefly too. I even tried building my own company, learning some frontend skillz in the process (and I can confirm that I am a terrible salesman).

Check out my LinkedIn for more info!

Get in touch

I’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch if you want to talk software, if you disagree with anything I’ve said, or if you’ve got general edits or feedback!

If you’re a junior or intermediate engineer, or if you’re a senior engineer looking to get to the Staff+ level, hit me up and we can set up a coffee chat. I’d also be thrilled to consult on games, projects, or startup ideas.

If you reach out to me on LinkedIn, I’d be happy to pass on my email as well.

Hobbies and stuff

Outside of work I love hiking and being in the outdoors. I grew up in Vermont, so I suppose it’s in my blood. I also enjoy soccer and weightlifting. On rainy days, or during the long winters, I play a lot of video games and read books.

Recently I’ve been milling my own hardwood boards and I have aspirations to build some great furniture. In reality I’ve probably just been watching too many epoxy tabletop videos.

About the site name

For those curious, the name “World Without Eng” comes from an older translation of the Koine Greek phrase “εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων”. Literally translated, it reads “into the ages of ages”, which is an idiom meaning “forever”.

Sixteenth century English books of Christian prayer rendered the phrase “world without end”, from which I’ve taken “world without eng”.