Raissa Kuzer — Blog Backend engineering, continuous building (with and without AI!), and technical leadership. 2026-04-29T20:19:00.000Z https://raissak.netlify.app/feed.xml Raissa Kuzer Translation as Technical Leadership Work https://raissak.netlify.app/blog/translation-as-technical-leadership-work 2026-04-29T20:19:00.000Z 2026-04-29T20:19:00.000Z A practical take on leadership before the title: translating engineering into decisions for product, marketing, operations, and UX, using defensive metrics and visible flow. Motivation and Discipline in a Day With Less Than 24 Hours https://raissak.netlify.app/blog/motivation-and-discipline-in-a-day-with-less-than-24-hours 2023-03-14T05:32:00.000Z 2023-03-14T05:32:00.000Z A practical, no-hustle-porn guide on motivation, SMART goals, discipline, and persistence for anyone making the transition into tech. ChatGPT, Plagiarism, and Code Challenges: Done Is Better Than Perfect https://raissak.netlify.app/blog/chatgpt-plagiarism-and-code-challenges-done-is-better-than-perfect 2023-02-27T21:39:00.000Z 2023-02-27T21:39:00.000Z Why copying AI-generated answers won't help you in hiring processes, how companies actually evaluate candidates, and why done is better than perfect. Guy's a Senior And Doesn't Even Know That? https://raissak.netlify.app/blog/guy-s-a-senior-and-doesn-t-even-know-that 2022-12-03T02:31:00.000Z 2022-12-03T02:31:00.000Z A forum post became a lesson: the difference between a junior and a senior isn't the code, it's everything around it, and what that means for anyone just starting out.