High Growth Engineer

My weekly tech industry intake routine as a Staff Engineer

How I stay up-to-date, find impactful opportunities, and grow from 25+ mentors

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Top 5 Communication Frameworks for Engineers You Must Remember

Be convincing, be strategic, be heard

Nov 16 • 

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Never forget how to delegate. This is the easiest framework for engineers.

How the most common type of document maps to delegation

Nov 2 • 

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October 2025

My 2025 Software Engineering Desk Setup

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Oct 19 • 

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A One-Pager Is All You Need

The highly valuable tool for influence and moving solutions forward as an engineer

Oct 12 • 

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September 2025

Operating Principles That Guided Me to Staff Engineer (Part 2: Expanding Influence)

Deliver more results through influence, relationships, and stronger communication

Sep 21 • 

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Operating Principles That Guided Me to Staff Engineer (Part 1: Driving Impact)

Make more impact, get more done, and grow faster

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

5 Tiny Phrases Every Engineer Should Use With AI

How to prevent "AI Slop"

Aug 24 • 

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How to tell when AI is lying to you

AI is only good if you can trust what it gives you. Here's how to tell

Aug 10 • 

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July 2025

Communicate like a Senior: Add the (right) context

How to avoid the back-and-forth and get unblocked quickly

Jul 27 • 

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The 5 levels of communicating impact as an engineer

Perfect for performance reviews and resumes

Jul 6 • 

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June 2025

My (mostly) minimalistic AI setup as a Senior Engineer in Big Tech

You can stop being overwhelmed by the hundreds of new tools every day

Jun 22 • 

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