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The Pulse: Will US companies hire fewer engineers due to Section 174?

The Pragmatic Engineer

In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. Will the US be content being a less competitive place for startups? Infra startup Gruntwork is hiring less in 2024 because of the change. It makes a lot less sense to incorporate tech startups in the US.

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Is the “AI developer”a threat to jobs – or a marketing stunt?

The Pragmatic Engineer

In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. Gross implies the company is eyeing more than $10B in revenue; although it’s just a claim, and we saw no product or demo. AI dev tool startups need outlandish claims to grab attention.

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Working at a Startup vs in Big Tech

The Pragmatic Engineer

He was a very productive engineer at Uber – which I regularly told the manager group during performance calibrations – and he was the embodiment of what I like to call a product-minded engineer. Willem is two and a half years into running his own startup, which just launched the public beta.

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Why are Cloud Development Environments Spiking in Popularity, Now?

The Pragmatic Engineer

In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. In today’s issue, we cover why this trend is popular around now, and what are startups to watch for in this space. Developer productivity investments. Why are CDEs gaining popularity, now?

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Building an an Early Stage Startup: Lessons from Akita Software

The Pragmatic Engineer

In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. In this article, we cover one out of five topics from today’s subscriber-only deepdive on Advice on how to sell a startup. To get full issues twice a week, subscribe here. She got her Ph.D.

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Shutting Down My Job Board for Software Engineering Positions After 2.5 Years

The Pragmatic Engineer

However, early 2022, the startup innovated with the concept of a "talent collective." As I shared in November 2021 , Stack Overflow is retiring this product, and the last day of operation will be 30 March 2022. Two years later, I now "get" why Stack Overflow shut down its jobs products.

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Going from Developer to CEO: Chronosphere

The Pragmatic Engineer

In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. However, Martin had not written a line of production code for the last four years, as he’s taken on the role of CEO, and heads up observability scaleup Chronosphere – at more than 250 people and growing.