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July 2025

Companies Should Hire More Engineers in the Age of AI
My thoughts on less vs more hiring of engineers in the age of AI!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Engineer to Leader: 10 Insights to Get You Started
Tech Director at Amazon is sharing his top leadership insights!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Omar Halabieh
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Become an Engineering Leader Everyone Wants to Work With
🎁 Infographic: 8 Signs That You Have a Good Manager included!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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David Weiss
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Your Engineering Team Should be Looking to Solve Customer Problems
Build the RIGHT things first. Secondly, build the things RIGHT!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Matt Watson
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Biggest Mistakes Engineering Leaders Make With AI
🎁 Notion Template: AI Communication Cheat Sheet for Engineering Leaders included!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Hamel Husain
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How Engineering Leaders Stay Calm and Effective When It Gets Personal
6 real-world stories and the 4-step framework for resolving conflicts effectively!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Djordje Mladenovic
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AI Evals: How To Systematically Improve and Evaluate AI
Real-world case study on how to improve and evaluate an AI product
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Hamel Husain
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How to Measure AI Impact in Engineering Teams
This is how you should approach measuring AI impact, and these are the metrics to track!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Laura Tacho
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Guide to Prompt Engineering
An in-depth guide for creating optimized prompts from a Product Lead at OpenAI
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Miqdad Jaffer
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June 2025

How to Ace Engineering Manager Interviews
Learn the exact formula to be memorable in EM interviews and secure your next offer!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Alex Kliotzkin
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Engineering Leader's Guide to Managing Unrealistic AI Expectations
How to manage hype and unrealistic AI expectations as an engineer or manager!
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Gregor Ojstersek
Why 51% of Engineering Leaders Believe AI Is Impacting the Industry Negatively
Many companies are experiencing FOMO when it comes to AI and it has a negative effect on engineering leaders. This is why!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Become More Social as an Engineer
It can be a difference between having 0 or 1000 opportunities. I am sharing my top practical tips for becoming more social!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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The State of Engineering Leadership in 2025
600+ engineering leaders have shared their insights on how their roles are evolving!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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First time in a leading position? This is what to do
You are a lot better leader than you may think, this is why!
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Gregor Ojstersek
The 2-Week Vacation Test for Engineers and Managers
Are you sharing knowledge with others or are you a bottleneck? This is what to do to find out!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Decrease in Entry-Level Tech Jobs
The percentage of hires for entry-level tech jobs has drastically decreased. This is what you need to do to increase your chances of getting hired.
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Gregor Ojstersek
15 Productivity Hacks Every Engineer & Manager Should Know
Simple strategies to work smarter, deliver better results and have more time for yourself!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Ales Zehelj
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May 2025

Future Proof Your Career as an Engineer in Gen AI World
These are the patterns and trends I see happening and this is what you should do to future proof your career!
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Gregor Ojstersek
Setting Effective Targets for Developer Productivity Metrics in the Age of Gen AI
Using AI usage as a metric alone is not the way to go, this is what to do instead!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Laura Tacho
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Not Communicating Your Impact is Killing Your Career
It may be the reason you get overlooked for the promotion or worse, be part of the next layoffs. This is what to do to avoid it!
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Gregor Ojstersek
How HelloBetter Designed Their Interview Process Against AI Cheating
With the new process, they improved their time to hire, minimized the risk of AI cheating and focused more on practical programming fundamentals!
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Gregor Ojstersek
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Anna J McDougall
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