Beyond Coding

How to Build Skills That Outlast Any Tool (From Statistician to AI Lead)

Why Coding Skills Won’t Get You To Staff Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer: The Role Up 800% (And How to Get It)

Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) has emerged as a critical role in the AI sector, with hiring demand increasing by 800% to 1000% between 2023 and 2025. Unlike traditional software engineering, this role prioritizes co-innovation with customers to drive AI adoption, requiring a blend of technical proficiency in cloud-...

AI Won't Replace Software Engineers, But This Might (CEO Perspective)

How We Get More Done with Fewer Engineers

How to Think About System Design (GitHub Engineer's Perspective)

Building a Career as a Mobile Engineer (Lessons from Uber & AI)

How to Stay Relevant in Tech (25+ Years of Lessons)

In this podcast episode, Patrick Akil interviews Usgen Gungu, a fractional CTO, about navigating career challenges in the tech industry. They discuss strategies for staying relevant amidst evolving technologies like AI, emphasizing intentional learning and focusing on amplifying one's strengths. Usgen advises early-car...

I Answer Your Toughest Career Questions (Promotions, Salary & Leadership)

What Separates Good Engineers from Great Ones

From 6 Engineers to 2: Why Product and Engineering Are Merging

How Hackathons Make You a Better Software Engineer

Why Your AI Experiments Won't Scale

Most Developers Don't Know They Have Graph Problems

AI Only Needs 3 Seconds To Steal Your Voice

From Pixels to Tokens: UX Is Not Enough Anymore

Stop Hiring Junior Engineers Because of AI?

Patrick Akil interviews Shahin Shahkarami, Director of Data and AI at IKEA Retail, about the impact of AI on the tech industry and the evolving landscape of hiring junior talent. Shahin argues that companies should continue hiring junior talent, as they bring fresh perspectives and are often AI-native. She advises youn...

How to Master Software Engineering (From Junior to Architect)

The Simple Daily Habit That Unlocks Your Productivity

Principal Software Engineer: Democracy at Work is Overrated