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Career Growth in Tech

The practical guide to managing your career in tech — from acing performance reviews and negotiating offers, to building a personal brand, networking as an introvert, and knowing when to stay or leave.

6 chapters

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The Senior Engineer Playbook

The practical guide to operating at senior level — from the mindset shift that separates senior from mid-level, to the specific skills that get engineers to Staff and beyond. Six chapters on leadership, communication, scope, influence, and feedback.

6 chapters

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Business Acumen for Senior Engineers

A working engineer's guide to operating literacy — reading a P&L, understanding unit economics, mapping business models to architecture, cost-aware engineering, stakeholder mapping, and presenting technical work to non-technical audiences.

6 chapters

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From Engineer to Product Thinker

The mindset shift from executing specs to shaping them. Eight chapters on the day-to-day craft of thinking like a product person while staying an engineer — from JTBD and PRD reading to graceful pushback and outcome-driven work.

8 chapters

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I Was Wrong: Product Mindset Is Not Just the PM's Job

For years I assumed product thinking was someone else's job. Here's what changed my mind — and what engineers lose when they keep delegating that responsibility to their PM.

Apr 22, 2026product-mindsetengineering-culturesenior-engineers