@GergelyOrosz's Latest X Threads

"What are your thoughts on QA engineering and where it's heading?" The past 9 years I've not worked with a full-time QA engineer. At places that ship multiple times a day, engineers writing automation + realtime alerting/monitoring/o11y+ DevOps replaced much of QA... 1/3

Why do large companies do planning once, max twice a year? Because doing a proper and non-rushed top-down-meets-bottoms-up planning typically takes 2.5 months from the start, in an company with several organizations, each orgs having many teams: t.co/Iy5Ymy9cAC

How hot is the market for software engineers? Hotter than I've ever seen. Here's proof. Dozens of companies have taken an extreme measure: increasing compensation out-of-cycle, during the year, because they see *so* much attrition. Data on this (thanks for everyone sharing 🙌) t.co/DFSXaGhF84

A data point I keep hearing: There's a data engineering shortage. Companies are raising comp for existing data engineers (they're being poached), but also struggle to hire off the market. Some are starting do in-house training instead. Have more data points? Feel free to DM.

I am deliberately not “shouting from the rooftop” for (hiring) managers to adjust compensation ASAP, because those who do: they have a strategic advantage in retaining people. But know this: the market has moved up ~30% (or more), globally, for senior eng roles. From a year ago! t.co/jZMakXfMmY

"I signed an offer letter but have another, better offer. What happens if I turn down my signed one?" The same thing that would happen if the company rescinded your contract after signing (happens!), but in reverse. The hiring manager will get upset, but life will go on.

Similar experience. Dynamic programming is something you don’t need on the job, yet it’s one of the few ways to stand out on the coding interview at Big Tech (helped me go from a “yes” to a “strong yes” as I later learned). Not embracing, just observing (and benefitted from it) t.co/gsQGkl8twl

Three incredible things about the Expensify IPO: - Only 140 employees built a $3.8B company - 50 of the 140 became millionaires thanks to having been allocated equity from day one - All employees were allocated at least an additional $1M in equity by the founder, on the IPO t.co/cdl1PJnyD8

More well-known, high-paying companies like Stripe, Twitter, Shopify, etc offer remote positions. Many engineers I know apply, and expect to get interviews at these places. Then get sorely disappointed. Here's what happens and why it's very competitive even to get an interview:

From an engineer: "I want to do side projects but I'm holding off because of my employer contracts that claim all IP I do at or outside work goes to my employer. What is your take on this?" There are two major problems with your thinking: