The Senior Engineer Crisis Isn't Coming. It's Already Here.
AI is cutting junior hiring. But the engineers that won't exist in 10 years are being decided right now. Here's what I think actually happens next.
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Engineering leadership, without the management sludge
Actionable guides and mental models for engineering leaders who believe management can be people-first, humane, and a real enabler.
AI is cutting junior hiring. But the engineers that won't exist in 10 years are being decided right now. Here's what I think actually happens next.
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Your team is not a school. You are not a teacher. The studio model is what actually grows engineers, and most of us are running classrooms.
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Most 360 feedback fails not because leaders don't try to change, but because changed behavior doesn't automatically update other people's mental models.
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Pick a path based on your role.
Entry Path
Start here if you already manage people or just moved out of the IC track. These posts focus on one-on-ones, feedback, accountability, and building healthier team habits.
Open path →Entry Path
This path is for people leading through architecture, delivery, coordination, and influence. The emphasis is execution, alignment, and helping a team move without brute force.
Open path →Entry Path
This path is for engineers who want stronger communication, sharper career judgment, and a better read on how the role is changing around them.
Open path →Browse by what's on your plate.
Judgment, resilience, motivation, self-awareness, and the habits that make leadership sustainable.
Explore topic →Coaching, one-on-ones, feedback, mentoring, and the everyday work of helping people grow.
Explore topic →Trust, conflict, onboarding, retrospectives, meetings, and the patterns that shape team dynamics.
Explore topic →Prioritization, process, estimation, metrics, reliability, and getting real work shipped without chaos.
Explore topic →Management, communication, accountability, politics, and how to move work through larger systems.
Explore topic →Hiring, seniority, technical judgment, and what long-term growth looks like in engineering.
Explore topic →Series
A short series of retrospective formats you can actually run with a team when you want better discussion, clearer signals, and follow-through.
Open collection →Series
A practical sequence on the recurring laws and constraints that shape engineering work, from coding and architecture to testing and performance.
Open collection →Collection
The manager basics that matter most early: one-on-ones, feedback, motivation, coaching, and the habits that make people management credible.
Open collection →Collection
A focused bundle on throughput, estimation, reliability, and the system-level choices that make delivery calmer and more predictable.
Open collection →AI doesn't care about quality. It accelerates whatever direction your team was already heading. Here's what engineering leaders need to change.
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Verification debt is accumulating quietly in AI-assisted codebases. What engineering leaders need to watch for.
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There is no standard Engineering Manager role. The job is defined by your team's biggest bottleneck - and it shifts constantly. Here's what that actually looks like.
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The finger is not the moon. A guide for engineering leaders on recognizing when your ceremonies, OKRs, and 1:1s have become performance instead of practice.
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