The Pragmatic Engineer

What it does

Weekly advice, observations, and inspiration for engineering leaders. Especially relevant for those at high-growth startups and big tech.

The #1 newsletter for engineering managers and senior engineers on Substack. Written by engineering manager and senior engineer Gergely Orosz (previously at Uber, Skype/Microsoft, and high-growth startups).

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