This is me as well. It really hit home when I was talking with a friend about not joining a company that's just trying to get stuff out the door quickly. She sa

This is me as well. It really hit home when I was talking with a friend about not joining a company that's just trying to get stuff out the door quickly. She said "you're an artisan, you just want to practice your art! And that's hard to do at some places." I do really like that analogy, of artisanship or craftsmanship. I understand the business need to move quickly, but over time I've found myself more intrinsically motivated by building what I think of as well-designed systems. That, to me, is art. That's what I get excited about. I'd also like to think that some of the extra time I spend upfront is saved down the road when things don't break. I think great engineering cultures respect that balance.