#2026

We are becoming Harness Engineers

The role of a software engineer is shifting. Not toward writing more code but toward building the environment that makes agents reliable.

Think about what you actually do with Claude Code or Codex today: you configure AGENTS.md files, set up MCP servers, write skills and hooks, build feedback loops and tune sub-agents.

You’re not writing as much of the software anymore. You’re engineering the harness around the thing that writes the software.

#2025

We are becoming Software Conductors

As AI reshapes work, we need to shift from a task-centric view to a system-centric one. What does that mean for software engineers? This post explores seven critical skills we'll need to develop as our role transforms from code writers to system conductors — more like musical conductors than musicians.

#2022

Operating efficiently at scale

Great companies maintain their insurgent mindset, for fear of becoming complacent and irrelevant over time.

Push decision making down to single-threaded DRIs
Single-threaded is tech jargon that simply means solely focused on a single area. The single threaded DRI is the most senior person whose only job is to run a given product or initiative, this will typically be a product management or engineering leader.

Leverage shared services to minimize duplication

Yearn for the vast and endless sea

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Lessons for Engineering Managers in Software.

#2020

Technical leadership and glue work

If you’re in tech and have been thinking about your work and role in your company, I highly encourage you to watch this talk by Tanya Reilly ¹

Setting myself a reminder to rewatch this again 6 months from now.

Such a phenomenal speaker and powerful story telling! Follow her @whereistanya ↩︎

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