Career in Tech

What is the future of software engineering with Adam Bender, Principal Software Engineer at Google

Most of the AI coding debate is about speed.

Jul 2 • Dr Milan Milanović

How corporate politics actually work

With Ethan Evans, a former Amazon Vice President.

May 7 • Dr Milan Milanović

Learn fundamentals, not frameworks

Frameworks have a half-life of 3 years. The fundamentals behind them? Decades. Here's how to spend your learning time wisely.

Feb 12 • Dr Milan Milanović

10 software essays that changed how I think

Over the years, I’ve stumbled upon a handful of software essays that fundamentally altered my engineering approach.

Dec 18, 2025 • Dr Milan Milanović

What is a Principal Engineer at Microsoft?

With Dejan Dundjerski, Principal Software Engineer.

Oct 16, 2025 • Dr Milan Milanović

From Staff to Principal: The Playbook for 10x Influence

An interview with Thiago Ghisi, Director of Engineering at Nubank.

Jul 3, 2025 • Dr Milan Milanović and Thiago Ghisi

Thinking like a Staff Engineer at Big Tech with Sean Goedecke

An interview with Sean Goedecke, Staff Software Engineer at GitHub.

Mar 13, 2025 • Dr Milan Milanović

Some important learnings from my 20 years of engineering life

When I started my journey as a software engineer two decades ago, I couldn't have imagined the incredible evolution our field would have. The IT…

Oct 10, 2024 • Dr Milan Milanović

How Google build great engineering teams?

An interview with Addy Osmani on Leading Effective Engineering Teams

Aug 29, 2024 • Dr Milan Milanović and Addy Osmani

Balancing Code and Teams: How Microsoft do Effective Engineering Management

An interview with Nick Cosentino, Principal Engineering Manager from Microsoft

Jun 27, 2024 • Dr Milan Milanović and Dev Leader

What distinguishes great software engineers?

What we can conclude from two research papers on this topic by Microsoft

Jun 6, 2024 • Dr Milan Milanović

Becoming a Tech Lead at Google

...with Irina Stanescu, ex-Google/Uber Tech Lead.

Dec 21, 2023 • Dr Milan Milanović and Irina Stanescu

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