Job Architecture Wishlist

For a new job, a number of things worth establishing:

• Architecture of the product — clear, documented, owned
• Prototypes — always have a working solution ready
• Development box setup list — what to install fresh
• EC2 instance setup list — what to provision
• Docker containers to use
• MCP servers to leverage
• Best practice for AI DX workflow — to promote and iterate on
• NotebookLM as a knowledge management platform
• Python best practices for modules, packages, app architecture
• Testing vision: unit, integration, user acceptance, CI/CD pipelines
• Vision for new hires — interviewing approach

The goal is not to do all of this before day one. Life does not end when the job starts. It improves further.

This is a little system: the architecture wishlist. Not a to-do list to complete — a set of dials to gradually tune toward where you want them to be.