The Pragmatic Engineer
Gergely Orosz, Ivan Klaric, Jessica Salmon, Jesse SpevackBig Tech and startups, from the inside. Highly relevant for software engineers, AI engineers and engineering leaders, useful for those working in tech.
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Big Tech and startups from the inside. Especially relevant for software engineers / AI engineers, useful for anyone working in tech.
Software engineer for 20+ years, over a decade of which I spent building and leading teams (from small teams to 100+ ppl org). Worked across the whole spectrum of companies: startups, scale-ups, big-tech.
Software engineer interested in building great products and how software is built. Also love music, literature, and travel.
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