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Something Weird is Happening in Software Engineering

A few years ago, I felt like software engineering was getting boring. All the easy opportunities have been taken, and there was nothing left to do in the industry but make incremental improvements. Then, LLMs changed everything. Suddenly, there was … Continue reading →

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This software engineer retired at age 30. You won’t believe how he did it.

One of my friends recently retired at age 30. I was amazed. How did he do it? Why did he do it? And most importantly, what is he going to do with all his newfound time? To be honest, his … Continue reading →

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I thought I was about to lose my job in Google Search, and then this happened

“So, this is how I lose my team. Or my job.” I thought to myself on a cold, January night. My team’s responsibilities had just been shipped overseas in a reorg. For the last three years, I had been leading … Continue reading →

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8 Things I Learned During 8 Years at Google

This year marks my 8th year working at Google. Throughout that time, I’ve been on three different teams and met a ton of smart people. I simultaneously feel like I’ve learned a ton, yet, I have so much more to … Continue reading →

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4 Steps to Advance Your Career in Software Engineering in the 2020s

In the old days, your career path might have looked something like this: Be born in the suburbs of a US city Go to college (and pay for it with a summer job) Use your dad’s network to get a … Continue reading →

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