Archive - The Pragmatic Engineer

State of the software engineering job market in 2024

A deep dive into job market trends, the companies and cities hiring the most software engineers, growth areas, and more. Exclusive data and charts

Oct 22, 2024 •

AI fakers exposed in tech dev recruitment: postmortem

A full-remote security startup nearly hired a backend engineer who doesn’t exist, after a candidate used an AI filter as an on-screen disguise in video…

Mar 11 •

The end of 0% interest rates: what the new normal means for software engineers

The end of 10+ years of 0% interest rates is set to change the tech industry. What do higher rates mean for software engineering jobs, developers, and…

Jan 30, 2024 •

How AI-assisted coding will change software engineering: hard truths

A field guide that also covers why we need to rethink our expectations, and what software engineering really is. A guest post by software engineer and…

Jan 5 •

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Measuring developer productivity? A response to McKinsey

The consulting firm came up with a methodology they claim can measure software developer productivity. But that measurement comes at a high price – and…

Aug 29, 2023 •

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State of the startup and scaleup hiring markets – as seen by recruiters

More startups and scaleups are hiring engineers and engineering leaders. Advice for tech professionals on how to get noticed by specialist recruitment…

Feb 18 •

The end of 0% interest rates: what it means for tech startups and the industry

The past 15 years saw the lowest interest rates in modern history, and this “zero interest-rate period” (ZIRP) meant growing tech companies was easy…

Jan 9, 2024 •

Cross-platform mobile development

A deep dive into the most popular frameworks: React Native, Flutter, native-first, and web-based technologies, and how to pick the right approach

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The Trimodal Nature of Tech Compensation Revisited

Why does a similar position have 2-4x compensation differences, in the same market? A closer look at the trimodal model I published in 2021. More data…

Jul 2, 2024 •

Paying down tech debt

A guide for reducing tech debt effectively, and how to develop a mindset that welcomes the short-term benefits of eliminating it. A guest post by…

Sep 3, 2024 •

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Inside OpenAI: How does ChatGPT Ship So Quickly?

Since it arrived a year ago, ChatGPT has been shipping at breakneck speed. Evan Morikawa, the first engineering manager for this group shares what…

Nov 14, 2023 •

Is Big Tech becoming more cutthroat?

Is it the end of a golden age of Big Tech, when jobs at leading companies offered high-impact work, top compensation, and good work-life balance? More…

Feb 11 •

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