Archive - Engineering Leadership

How an AI-Native Startup From SF Works and Builds Its Product

An insider's look into the workflows, tools, and culture powering a modern AI-first engineering team.

Apr 20 • Gregor Ojstersek

Become a Great Generalist or Extreme Specialist

Should you become a great generalist or an extreme specialist? One thing is clear: staying in the middle will result in fewer opportunities.

Apr 16 • Gregor Ojstersek

Code Review is the New Bottleneck For Engineering Teams

Building is now limited to how fast we are able to review the newly generated code. This is what to do in order to make it less of a bottleneck.

Apr 13 • Gregor Ojstersek

Meta Created an Internal Leaderboard on AI Token Usage

This seems to be a part of the broader trend in Silicon Valley called "tokenmaxxing". Here's what's happening.

Apr 9 • Gregor Ojstersek

How to Use OpenClaw as an Engineering Leader

I recently tried OpenClaw and did 3 test projects. This is how you can get started with it and how it can help you!

Apr 5 • Gregor Ojstersek

Would I Still Go The Engineering Manager Route in 2026?

Engineering management has changed. Here are my thoughts if I were a senior software engineer again, thinking of my next step.

Apr 2 • Gregor Ojstersek

March 2026

How to Evaluate AI Fluency in Technical Interviews

Why banning AI is outdated and how to redesign your process without lowering the bar.

Mar 29 • Gregor Ojstersek

Good Judgment is the New Important Skill for Engineers

Why decision-making matters more than coding in the age of AI.

Mar 26 • Gregor Ojstersek

How to Do AI-Assisted Engineering

15 experienced engineers and engineering leaders share their real-world experiences with AI-assisted engineering.

Mar 22 • Gregor Ojstersek

The “Spotlight Effect” Is Holding You Back as an Engineer or Engineering Leader

Why overthinking opinions from others is quietly limiting your growth, and how to break free from it.

Mar 19 • Gregor Ojstersek

Startups Should Evaluate Engineers Differently From Big Companies

Use a Big Tech hiring process, get a Big Tech engineer. But is that what your startup needs?

Mar 15 • Gregor Ojstersek and Neil Matthams

Inside OpenAI: How They Hire, Onboard, Promote, and Build Elite Engineering Teams

Insights on how OpenAI does hiring, onboarding, growing their people Based on my conversation with the Head of Engineering, ChatGPT at OpenAI

Mar 12 • Gregor Ojstersek

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