https://mihiramin.com/writing/ A product-minded engineer who builds human-centered systems and uses AI where it meaningfully changes the work. https://mihiramin.com/writing/not-every-workflow-needs-ai/ https://mihiramin.com/writing/not-every-workflow-needs-ai/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The useful question is not where AI can help. It is where AI creates enough leverage to earn a durable place in the workflow. https://mihiramin.com/writing/the-cost-of-wonder/ https://mihiramin.com/writing/the-cost-of-wonder/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI has made software feel playful and alive again. That same energy can quietly turn into burnout when engineers never stop using the muscles that make the moment exciting. https://mihiramin.com/writing/mondays-at-empora/ https://mihiramin.com/writing/mondays-at-empora/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The old picture of engineering culture was a quiet room with headphones on and nobody talking. Ours looked nothing like that. https://mihiramin.com/writing/after-engineering-the-rest-of-the-company/ https://mihiramin.com/writing/after-engineering-the-rest-of-the-company/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT We started using AI in engineering for the obvious reason. The interesting part was discovering that the playbook ported directly to operations. https://mihiramin.com/writing/ai-is-in-the-work-not-in-the-toolbelt/ https://mihiramin.com/writing/ai-is-in-the-work-not-in-the-toolbelt/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A year ago, I would have described an engineer as someone who writes code. I would not say that now. https://mihiramin.com/writing/what-a-year-of-ai-in-our-sdlc-taught-us/ https://mihiramin.com/writing/what-a-year-of-ai-in-our-sdlc-taught-us/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A year ago, the most ambitious thing AI did for our engineers was tab completion. A year later, it ran overnight bug triage and prepared pull requests.