#technical-leadership — Public Fediverse posts
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The Engineering Leadership Crisis Nobody Talks About 🚨 #EngineeringLeadership #SoftwareEngineering #PlatformEngineering #TechLeadership #Microservices #SRE
Modern engineering teams are collapsing under platform complexity, AI chaos, organizational scaling failures, and unreliable architectures. This deep technical leadership guide explains how elite engineering leaders manage platform rewrites, reliability crises, organizational chaos, and large-scale modernization without destroying delivery velocity. #SoftwareArchitecture #EngineeringManagement #DevOps #CloudComputing #Leadership -
The new 10x Engineer with AI
The idea of the “10x engineer” has always been a bit controversial. Some people see it as a myth. Some people see it as a harmful label that creates hero culture. Some people have worked with engineers who clearly create much more impact than others, and believe the idea is real. I sit somewhere in the middle. I don’t think a 10x engineer means someone who writes 10x more code than everyone else. That version of the idea was never useful to me. Writing more code is not the same as […]https://codeaholicguy.com/2026/05/13/the-new-10x-engineer-with-ai/
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A Staff Engineer who raises a concern in an architecture review that causes the team to change course–that’s leadership.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/ArCYp
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Like surfacing tradeoffs, it requires leadership skills, not just technical ones.
Read the full article: Tech Leadership: Create Alignment
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"When a Principal Engineer sets a standard for how code gets reviewed and the whole team gradually rises to it, that’s leadership." https://lttr.ai/AqPjB
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Wie der Linux‑Kernel seine Zukunft absichert!
Die Linux‑Kernel‑Community hat nach über 30 Jahren Projektgeschichte erstmals einen formalen Project Continuity Plan verabschiedet. Ziel dieses Dokuments ist es, verbindlich zu regeln, wie die technische Gesamtverantwortung für den Linux‑Kernel neu organisiert wird, falls der derzeitige Haupt‑Maintainer Linus Torvalds unerwartet ausfällt oder sich planmäßig aus seiner Rolle zurückzieht. Damit reagiert das Projekt auf ein bislang bestehendes strukturelles Risiko, da nahezu alle finalen Merge‑Entscheidungen zentral bei einer einzelnen Person liegen.
Der Continuity Plan verzichtet bewusst auf die Benennung eines festen Nachfolgers. Stattdessen definiert er einen prozessorientierten Ansatz zur Bestimmung der künftigen Projektleitung. Im Ereignisfall ist ein Organizer üblicherweise der Organisator des zuletzt abgehaltenen Linux Maintainer Summit, ersatzweise der Vorsitzende des Technical Advisory Board (TAB) der Linux Foundation verpflichtet, innerhalb von 72 Stunden ein Entscheidungsgremium einzuberufen. Dieses Gremium setzt sich aus den eingeladenen Teilnehmern des letzten Maintainer Summit sowie Mitgliedern des Technical Advisory Board zusammen.
Das einberufene Gremium hat einen Zeitraum von bis zu zwei Wochen, um über die zukünftige Struktur der Kernel‑Leitung zu beraten und eine Entscheidung herbeizuführen. Der Plan lässt dabei mehrere Organisationsmodelle ausdrücklich zu. Neben der Ernennung eines einzelnen neuen Haupt‑Maintainers sind auch kollektive Führungsmodelle oder alternative Governance Strukturen möglich. Die getroffene Entscheidung ist der Kernel‑Community anschließend transparent und öffentlich zu kommunizieren.
Mit diesem Verfahren soll insbesondere das sogenannte Bus‑Factor‑1‑Risiko reduziert werden, das sich aus der bisherigen Konzentration der finalen Verantwortung auf Linus Torvalds ergibt. Der Artikel weist darauf hin, dass in der aktuellen Maintainer‑Struktur Greg Kroah‑Hartman, langjähriger Maintainer der stabilen Kernel‑Releases, faktisch als naheliegender Kandidat gelten könnte. Der Continuity Plan vermeidet jedoch bewusst eine solche Festlegung, um im Bedarfsfall flexibel auf personelle, organisatorische und technische Rahmenbedingungen reagieren zu können.
Der Plan ist nicht als Hinweis auf einen unmittelbar bevorstehenden Führungswechsel zu verstehen. Linus Torvalds ist derzeit 56 Jahre alt, weiterhin aktiv als Haupt Maintainer tätig und hat nach Angaben des Artikels keine Absicht, sich in absehbarer Zeit aus dem Projekt zurückzuziehen. Vielmehr stellt der Project Continuity Plan eine präventive Maßnahme dar, die der langfristigen Stabilität eines zentralen Open‑Source‑Infrastrukturprojekts dient. Vor dem Hintergrund einer alternden Maintainer Basis und zunehmender Schwierigkeiten bei der Gewinnung neuer Kernel Maintainer schafft der Plan einen klar definierten Rahmen für den Umgang mit einem möglichen Führungsvakuum.
Quelle: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-community-project-continuity-plan-for-replacing-linus-torvalds/
#LinuxKernel #ProjectContinuityPlan
#OpenSource #KernelDevelopment
#LinuxCommunity #Maintainer
#Linux #TechnicalLeadership
#BusFactor #RiskManagement
#LinuxFoundation #MaintainerSummit
#TechnicalAdvisoryBoard
#TAB #LinusTorvalds
#GregKroahHartman
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Processes like methodologies, CI/CD, and dependency tooling don’t just shape how code gets written. They quietly shape what code gets written — often long before anyone notices.
(More cogitation sparked by #HandsOn #SoftwareEngineering with #Python — https://tinyurl.com/HOSEWP2)
#TechnicalLeadership #EngineeringJudgment #MaintainableSystems
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(More thoughts prompted by thinking about my recently published book: https://www.packtpub.com/en-UA/product/hands-on-software-engineering-with-python-9781835888001)
At some point in most engineering careers, something subtle shifts.
Early on, the job is mostly about writing code: implement the ticket, follow the standards, make the tests pass. That work matters. But over time, especially as systems grow more complex, the center of gravity moves.
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The audio version of my podcast with Michael Nygard for GOTO Conferences Unscripted is out now.
We talked about building resilient systems, the real meaning of Conway's Law (everyone forgets the word "communication"), modernising 50 years of tech debt at Sabre, and why we celebrate firefighters over fire preventers.
Michael's insights on technical leadership and organizational design are invaluable.
🔗 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1714721/episodes/18398544-building-software-that-survives-michael-nygard-charles-humble -
MAN I can write a blog article with beautiful structure in record time but ask me to promote myself and my Britishness TORTURES ME.
How's thos everyone? Too braggadocious, not enough? Do I seem like I'm lying etc?
Open to new opportunities | Full-Stack Architect & Engineering Leader
After building 100+ systems across my career, I'm looking for my next challenge where I can deliver real impact.
What I bring:
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Modern Architecture – Experience designing dual-mode content systems, implementing CQRS patterns, and building scalable microservices with Docker/containerization, messaging, *useful* AI, RAG etc...
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Technical Communication – Active technical blogger sharing deep-dives on architecture, implementation patterns, and best practices while releasing lots of nuget packages, Python NMT translation tools, npm packages etc:
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Ideal roles: Fractional CTO | Hands-On Architect | Technical Co-founder | Lead Engineer | Technical Startup Rescuer
Looking for teams that value pragmatic architecture, clean code, and engineering excellence.
Open to contract or permanent roles | Remote or hybrid
#OpenToWork #SoftwareArchitecture #DotNet #TechnicalLeadership -
Stdlib: A library of frameworks, templates, and guides for technical leadership
https://debuggingleadership.com/stdlib
#HackerNews #Stdlib #TechnicalLeadership #Frameworks #Templates #Guides
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I'm looking for people interested in #softwareengineering and #technicalleadership
Who is around?
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The year is flying by, so I'll soon be in #Australia as part of @yow_conf
I'm speaking at their conferences in #Melbourne Dec 4-6 (https://yowcon.com/melbourne-2024), #Brisbane Dec 9-10 (https://yowcon.com/brisbane-2024) and #Sydney Dec 11-13 (https://yowcon.com/sydney-2024).
I'm also running at #TechnicalLeadership Masterclass in Melbourne and Sydney, and tickets are going fast (Melbourne is already sold out with a waiting list).
Will you join me in one of these cities?
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Get insights into the #SoftwareTrends of 2023 and discover what's on the horizon for 2024!
Explore the impact of AI & LLMs, changing roles in tech leadership, and the increasing integration of software architecture & data engineering: https://bit.ly/48xjao3
🎙️ Listen to the #InfoQ special year-end #podcast with Thomas Betts, Wes Reisz, Shane Hastie, Srini Penchikala & Daniel Bryant!
#transcript included
#AI #LLMs #TechnicalLeadership #SoftwareArchitecture #DataEngineering
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Sehen wir uns Ende Januar in München zur @oop in #München? 😀 ☕
Ich werde mit drei Beiträgen dabei sein:
➡ am Mi zu hilfreichem #Leadership 🙌 (inklusive einiger langersehnter Rants 😁)
➡ am Do zu Sustainable Pace in Teams und Organisationen 🎯 ☯
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✨ SPEOOP2024-CosimaLaube ✨ (ich habe auch was davon 😊)#SoftwareArchitecture
#SoftwareDevelopment
#Konferenz
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Fantastic post on (levels of maturity in) managing performance, by @slightlyoff
> Teams that reach top-level performance have management support at the highest level. Those managers assume engineers want to do a good job but have the wrong incentives and constraints, and it isn't the line engineer's job to define success — it's the job of management.
https://infrequently.org/2022/05/performance-management-maturity/
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Another all-latina episode of @oncallmemaybe this week, with badass engineering manager Marylia Gutierrez of Cockroach Labs. Marylia talks about how Observability helps CockroachDB users, moving into management while still doing tech work, immigrating to Canada from Brazil, and more!
Check out her episode ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://www.oncallmemaybe.com/episodes/observability-databases-and-managementoh-my-with-marylia-gutierrez-of-cockroach-labs#womenInTech #latinasInTech #obsrvability #devops #engineering #engineeringManagement #technicalLeadership #management
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One of the key benefits of #DesignThinking in #TechnicalLeadership is its ability to foster a more #HumanCentered approach to #ProblemSolving. This approach involves putting the needs of the #EndUsers, or #customers, at the forefront of the #DecisionMaking process. This helps technical leaders to understand the #PainPoints faced by their customers and #design solutions that address these issues in a meaningful way. https://medium.com/@irSodeh/design-thinking-for-technical-leaders-855b64cc1ceb
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🎯 Who could imagine a better duo than Clare Sudbery and @emilybache to lead a workshop on practical #TechnicalLeadership? Not us!
Read the full description or register 👉🏻 https://buff.ly/3WR8v1s
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What is your biggest struggle, as a technical leader?
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There is a lot of wisdom in these slides and quotes on technical leadership by @RuthMalan. All Creative Commons, so if you teach a course on software architecture this “chapbook” is a great resource.
#SoftwareArchitect #SoftwareArchitecture #Leadership #TechnicalLeadership
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#introduction Currently Principal Software Architect at http://integrate.ai working on #privacy safe #machinelearning systems.
20+ years in software engineering ranging from healthcare informatics to #bigdata to now working in the next realm of machine learning.
Very interested in #softwareengineering practices, as well as #technicalleadership
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