From ChatGPT: The author reflects on their past two years, which included managing a key infrastructural team at Argo AI and subsequently transitioning back to an individual contributor role. They discuss the challenges faced, such as addressing technical debt and managing unrealistic expectations from upper management. The author highlights their efforts in mentoring junior engineers and improving development processes. Following Argo’s closure and acquisition by Ford, the author now works for Latitude AI, a Ford company, where they focus on testing methodologies and have been promoted to Staff Software Engineer. They express excitement about their current role and look forward to sharing lessons learned from their experiences at Argo AI.