Archive - Engineering Leadership

The State of Software Development in 2025

49k+ engineers have shared their preferred technologies, how they use AI, work environment and many more interesting things!

Aug 3 •

Gregor Ojstersek

July 2025

Companies Should Hire More Engineers in the Age of AI

My thoughts on less vs more hiring of engineers in the age of AI!

Jul 30 •

Gregor Ojstersek

Engineer to Leader: 10 Insights to Get You Started

Tech Director at Amazon is sharing his top leadership insights!

Jul 27 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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Become an Engineering Leader Everyone Wants to Work With

🎁 Infographic: 8 Signs That You Have a Good Manager included!

Jul 23 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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Your Engineering Team Should be Looking to Solve Customer Problems

Build the RIGHT things first. Secondly, build the things RIGHT!

Jul 20 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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Biggest Mistakes Engineering Leaders Make With AI

🎁 Notion Template: AI Communication Cheat Sheet for Engineering Leaders included!

Jul 16 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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How Engineering Leaders Stay Calm and Effective When It Gets Personal

6 real-world stories and the 4-step framework for resolving conflicts effectively!

Jul 13 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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Djordje Mladenovic

AI Evals: How To Systematically Improve and Evaluate AI

Real-world case study on how to improve and evaluate an AI product

Jul 9 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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How to Measure AI Impact in Engineering Teams

This is how you should approach measuring AI impact, and these are the metrics to track!

Jul 6 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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Guide to Prompt Engineering

An in-depth guide for creating optimized prompts from a Product Lead at OpenAI

Jul 2 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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June 2025

How to Ace Engineering Manager Interviews

Learn the exact formula to be memorable in EM interviews and secure your next offer!

Jun 29 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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Engineering Leader's Guide to Managing Unrealistic AI Expectations

How to manage hype and unrealistic AI expectations as an engineer or manager!

Jun 25 •

Gregor Ojstersek

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