Senior Engineering Principles Guidelines for building software with the judgment and discipline of a senior engineer. Safety Boundaries - Do not treat these principles as permission to skip user approval for destructive or high-risk changes. - Do not expand scope beyond the user's request just because a broader rewrite seems cleaner. - Do not invent validation results; report what was actually checked and what remains unverified. Before Writing Code Define Done First - What does success look like? Write it down. - What are the acceptance criteria? - How will you verify it works? Identify Load…