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The Pulse #146: How AI is changing tech interviews
Big Tech interviewers using tougher interview questions, while startups drop algorithmic questions and takehomes. Also: new trend of devs vibe coding…
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Gergely Orosz
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How tech companies measure the impact of AI on software development
How do GitHub, Google, Dropbox, Monzo, Atlassian, and 13 other companies know how well AI tools work for devs? A deepdive sharing exclusive details…
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Gergely Orosz
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Laura Tacho
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Code Complete with Steve McConnell
Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete, shares timeless lessons from his classic software engineering handbook, what he’s updated since, and the…
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Gergely Orosz
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Inside Google's Engineering Culture: Part 1
A broad and deep dive in how Google works, from the perspective of SWEs and eng managers. What makes Google special from an engineering point of view…
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Gergely Orosz
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Elin Nilsson
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The Pulse #145: More clarity on the tech jobs market
Also: Google lawsuit win, OpenAI buys two startups, LLMs deleting stuff in prod, and more
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Gergely Orosz
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State of the software engineering job market in 2025
A deepdive into today’s tech jobs market, with exclusive data on tech jobs, AI engineering, Big Tech recruitment, the growing importance of location…
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Gergely Orosz
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August 2025

The Pulse #144: Rare look into AWS’s PR/FAQ process
Also: ChatGPT is potentially more efficient than 95% of in-house GenAI projects, Google cuts TLM positions, and more.
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Gergely Orosz
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How experienced engineers get unstuck in coding interviews
In-person algorithmic interviews are not disappearing from Big Tech and many top scaleups and startups, so it’s useful to know how to succeed at them…
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Gergely Orosz
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Mike Mroczka
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The Pulse #143: Creative ways to fund open source projects
Also: Microsoft’s US compensation bands leaked, Tailwind CSS team gets burnt using Claude Code, Meta and OpenAI in talent & comp war, and more
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Gergely Orosz
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The Pragmatic Engineer 2025 Survey: What’s in your tech stack? Part 2
Which tools do software engineers use for project management, communication and collaboration, databases and backend infrastructure? Reader survey with…
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Gergely Orosz
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Elin Nilsson
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The Pulse #142: Crazy-hours culture at AI startups
Also: Figma’s in-demand IPO could mark the end of the “tech IPO winter”, Amazon’s spec-driven development approach with Kiro, and more
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Gergely Orosz
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What are Forward Deployed Engineers, and why are they so in demand?
Startups and scaleups are on a hiring spree for a software engineering role pioneered by Palantir. A deepdive into this role, and why FDEs are so…
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Gergely Orosz
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