Updated June 14th, 2026, from my home in Ukraine.

How to make money…

I’ve found a job in the financial sector as a C++ software engineer. It’s a great opportunity to deepen my C++ expertise, learn solution architecture, multithreading, and, of course, gain a solid understanding of financial markets.

Maybe this will eventually turn into a gold mine for me.

… and become a software engineer I ever wanted

I’ve always wanted to be that hardcore software engineer who understands that programming isn’t magic — someone who can reverse-engineer code, dig deep into systems, and track down virtually any issue.

Now I’m finally working toward that goal.

THE PLAN

Q3: C++ upskilling Q4: Design Patterns for Concurrent Applications

2027

Distributed Systems, Solution Architecture (Stephane Maarek), Networking and Operating Systems (likely through xv6)

Idea from https://nownownow.com/about