The Pragmatic Engineer

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The below topic was sent out to full subscribers of The Pragmatic Engineer , three weeks ago, in The Pulse #66. I have received several messages from people asking if they can pay to “unlock” this information for others, given how vital it is for software engineers. non-existent customers.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

AUGUST 1, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. Its biggest engineering hubs are London (UK,) Estonia, Austin (US,) Budapest (Hungary,) and Singapore.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

JULY 15, 2024

What does it all mean for businesses and dev teams – and what will pragmatic software engineering approaches look like in the future? The past 18 months have seen major change reshape the tech industry.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

JANUARY 21, 2025

Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. Fresh data shows how bad things are, courtesy of software engineer, Theodore R.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

JUNE 15, 2023

GitHub surveyed 500 developers in the US for a sense of how they use AI coding tools. I examine the results and add context on how the survey was conducted.

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Confessions of a Data Guy

MARCH 4, 2024

There is a reason some developers struggle to move […] The post The Best Piece of Software Engineering Advice appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy. I don’t have Google Ads, and I know a small percentage of people will actually listen to this advice.

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KDnuggets

MARCH 26, 2024

Want to become a software engineer? Make it happen with these free courses and guides from Google.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. I asked people to share companies which are hiring software engineers and engineering managers, and to provide the following details: What does the company do, in one sentence? To get this newsletter every week, subscribe here.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. I was really hoping to not report anything more about Twitter, and that software engineers at the company would get space to heal after the traumatic events, and to focus on building the product. More in the article Turmoil at Twitter.

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ProjectPro

JUNE 6, 2025

Transitioning from software engineer to data scientist is not uncommon, particularly since software engineers have a programming background. And as per Indeed, the mean salary of a Software Developer in the United States is $122760 per year. What is Software Engineering? What is Data Science?

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Confessions of a Data Guy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

I recently wrote on my Substack (Data Engineering Central) about how I used the new OpenAI o1 model to do some basic Data Engineering tasks surrounding PostgreSQL. It did ok.

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Confessions of a Data Guy

AUGUST 20, 2024

Recently, for some unknown reason, I was pursuing the new Stackoverflow … called Reddit, for Data Engineering … and I ran across an interesting question … more or less it was related to “what makes a good Software Engineer … in a Data Engineering context.”

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Knowledge Hut

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If you're considering pursuing a career as a software engineer, it's an exciting field with lots of potential for growth and opportunity. But becoming a software engineer requires more than having the right degree and technical skills. Who is a Software Engineer?

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Data Engineering Podcast

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Summary Software development involves an interesting balance of creativity and repetition of patterns. Generative AI has accelerated the ability of developer tools to provide useful suggestions that speed up the work of engineers. Tabnine is one of the main platforms offering an AI powered assistant for software engineers.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers.   To succeed as a software engineer, you needed to be a jack-of-all-trades.

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Knowledge Hut

APRIL 23, 2024

Software engineering is a rapidly growing field with vast career opportunities. Software career path offers diverse options, from developing mobile applications and games to creating sophisticated software systems that power businesses and industries. These levels consist of junior engineer, engineer, and senior engineer.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

APRIL 20, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. Until early 2022, the software engineering levels at Uber were: Engineering levels at Uber, 2014-2022 Back when I was at Uber in around 2020, I saw statistics about the spread of these levels. Better late than never!

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Knowledge Hut

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

There is an upswing in the consideration of Software Engineer as a career choice. Software engineers make a huge contribution to the success of many IT ventures or businesses, making them earn a considerable amount. Learn the skills and update your software engineer profile with software development courses.

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Knowledge Hut

MAY 28, 2024

A software engineer studies, designs, develops, maintains, and retires Software. That’s why in almost every organization, there is a need for a software engineer. And this somehow raises the importance of software engineering today. What is Software Engineering?

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Knowledge Hut

JUNE 4, 2024

Software engineers use a well-defined and systematic approach to develop software, and this strategy is thought to be the most efficient one for creating high-quality software. Software engineer challenges are common despite using a systematic approach to software development.

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databricks

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This blog was written in collaboration with Sukh Sekhon, Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure and Helen Li, Sr. Director of Engineering at Exai Bio.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

2023 was the second full year of The Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter , and this newsletter is now almost two and a half years old; the first issue came out on 26 August 2021. For reviews of earlier years, see The Pragmatic Engineer  in 2021  and  in 2022. Thank you for being a reader, I greatly value your support.

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Confessions of a Data Guy

MARCH 13, 2024

Unless you’ve been hiding a rock you’ve probably heard the hubbub over Devin the new AI Software Engineer that is going to take your job. Never fear, you are in no more danger of losing your job in Software than when […] The post Is Devin Going To Take My Software Engineering Job?

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The Pragmatic Engineer

MARCH 19, 2024

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. 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 three topics from last week’s subscriber-only The Pulse issue.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

JUNE 1, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. I’d like to share a story about an educational side project which could prove fruitful for a software engineer who’s seeking a new job. We cover one out of four topics in today’s subscriber-only The Scoop issue.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

AUGUST 10, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. In what is neat: The Pragmatic Engineer is now the first-ever newsletter listed on Learnerbly.

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Data Engineering Weekly

OCTOBER 27, 2024

We recently published a comprehensive engineering guide to build a privacy-first design. impactdatasummit.com Uber: Streamlining Financial Precision - Uber’s Advanced Settlement Accounting System Possibly one of the complicated pipelines to build is the Financial reconciliation engine. link] Alibaba: Evolution of Flink 2.0

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The Pragmatic Engineer

MAY 9, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. As a first peek, let’s cover how we arrive at the numbers, like those in this set: “Median employee” vs a senior software engineer The data we share today is for “median employee compensation.”

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The Pragmatic Engineer

MARCH 18, 2025

We want to capture an accurate snapshot of software engineering, today – and need your help! Which ones do engineers love and dislike the most at this moment in time? The results will be published in a future edition of The Pragmatic Engineer. Which tools/frameworks/languages are popular and why?

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The Pragmatic Engineer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. Why are CDEs gaining popularity, now?   So why the sudden rise in use of remote environments?

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ProjectPro

JUNE 6, 2025

In the thought process of making a career transition from ETL developer to data engineer job roles? Read this blog to know how various data-specific roles, such as data engineer, data scientist, etc., differ from ETL developer and the additional skills you need to transition from ETL developer to data engineer job roles.

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Jesse Anderson

MARCH 18, 2025

In this episode of Unapologetically Technical, I interview Adrian Woodhead, a distinguished software engineer at Human and a true trailblazer in the European Hadoop ecosystem.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

MARCH 3, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. I have collaborated with a tech recruiter - they’ve asked to be anonymous - who’s been running some very interesting queries on LinkedIn for software engineers. To get full newsletters twice a week, subscribe here.

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Data Engineering Weekly

MAY 4, 2025

Get started → Editor’s Note: OpenXData Conference - 2025 - A Free Virtual Event A free virtual event on open data architectures - Iceberg, Hudi, lakehouses, query engines, and more. Register Now Kirill Bobrov: Data Engineering: Now with 30% More B t So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Originally published on 23 Feb 2023 👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In 2021, an impressive 67% of graduates got a software engineering job within 8 weeks, and in 2022 this number was 74% and close to 100% after 6 months, with a $124K average base salary.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

MAY 11, 2023

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. I wanted to find the truth, so I tracked down software engineers at the company. I can confirm this, having talked with both current and former software engineers at Coinbase who shared details of what happened.

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