{"id":1056,"date":"2026-07-05T10:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariusb.net\/blog\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2026-07-05T10:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:29:41","slug":"veteran-coder-modern-delivery-the-hunt-for-the-perfect-technical-tpm-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariusb.net\/blog\/2026\/07\/veteran-coder-modern-delivery-the-hunt-for-the-perfect-technical-tpm-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Coder, Modern Delivery: The Hunt for the Perfect Technical TPM Role"},"content":{"rendered":"
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👈️ This is me \u2026<\/p>\n

I have worked for the better part of 46 years, starting in 1980 as an administrative clerk at an insurance company. That lasted about a year, since I was just bored and done with the day\u2019s work by 9 am.<\/p>\n

I started my career in software development in 1981 and continued until about 1997. Started as a developer and ended as a Development Manager, or what is more commonly known as an Engineering Manager these days. Even after 1997, till today, I still keep my hands dirty doing some coding, albeit with the help of AI these days. The languages I used are varied and include APL, C, C##, Pascal, Fortran, Python, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Rust these days.<\/p>\n

Just before the year 2000, I moved into Project Management as the Project Manager for the year 2000 project. Since then, I have had various stints as Project Manager at Technical and Senior levels, Program Manager, also at Technical and Senior levels. In some of these roles, I also acted as Scrum Master. I have worked for major companies from around the world.<\/p>\n

For the last 5 years, I have worked remotely with distributed teams from Mexico in the west to Japan and Australia in the east and most countries in between. This period was Bitcoin- and crypto-related, with deep dives into Bitcoin, wallets and blockchain.<\/p>\n

As can be imagined, having a career that spans more than 4 decades, I have the experience and knowledge to tackle and deliver very complex projects.<\/p>\n

Below is where I see myself in either a consulting or a full-time contractor role.<\/p>\n

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