A Different Way to Hire Founding Engineers
Early-stage startups should keep a high engineering bar without copying the hiring process of the larger companies their founders came from.
software engineering
Leading Without Losing Yourself
The hardest part of technical leadership is learning without losing yourself.
You'll Be Fired
Why engineering leaders need a philosophy before the system chooses them as the problem.
Engineering Management Is Being Rewritten by AI
As generation gets cheaper, engineering management shifts toward judgment, validation, and learning.
Top 30 Things I learnt working at GitStart Over 3 years
I have worked with GitStart for three years and two months and have seen low and aha moments in the short spell. I've interviewed candidates from different continents; worked with Engineers, CTO, and CEOs from various companies and product offerings. I've bootstrapped distributed Engineering teams and managed developer growth. I've experienced what it means to run lean operations and navigating through the path of customer success. I've seen client frustration.
Code Review is great but...
Quality software development requires an efficient process for code reviews. Tech teams spend about ~15% of their time doing code review and handling the resultant effect. Whereas this is a great habit for tech team, not everything falls under the category of code reviews.