Gergely Orosz
Writing @Pragmatic_Eng, the #1 technology newsletter on Substack. Author of @EngGuidebook. Formerly Uber & Skype.
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Now that app-based authentication is far more common, let's talk about a major sin Google is doing: They ONLY recommend using Google authenticator. Google authenticator is one of...
One of the best things you can do for success, happiness and career is stop thinking about companies - and their actions and motivations - as if they were people, and understand ho...
Interesting how there are many case stories and case studies pinning the success on projects on certain methodologies and approaches, but we rarely talk about the outsized role mot...
Skype went all-in on Scrum 2011-12 right as WhatsApp overtook it in market share. I asked the WhatsApp founder Jan Koum if they used it at all. His response: βTo be honest i have...
The tech job market has never been more polarized: Demand for senior tech workers has never been higher, compensation is hitting all-time highs, globally. New grad and junior fol...
When you ask "Why did Company build 7 of the same products that all failed?", it always starts with the current solution struggling. This is an opportunity. Not to fix - which does...
The best career hack I know is this: Reverse interview your future manager and another 1-2 people after you get an offer. This technique beats almost *every* career advice I know...
Hereβs the prep material an external recruiter sends over to software engineering candidates interviewing with Turo (car sharing, series E). Source: a person using my free resume...