Irina Stanescu

Reading other people’s code is a powerful learning tool. Code search enabled that for me during my time at Google, of course, I had to look at Jeff Dean’s code.

@blubird_app Excellent post from the amazing @TheCaringTechie earlier today relevant to this discussion: "Lessons in Leadership from Formula 1: @KristianHorner vs @TotoWolff_" ... thecaringtechie.com/p/lessons-in-l… cc @F1 @F1Movie #F1TheMovie @RedBullRacing @Ferrari

@KevinNaughtonJr Congratulations Kevin!! Welcome to the dark side 😆

today is my last day working as a software engineer at google and tomorrow is my first day working for myself working for myself has always been my dream and while this could be a horrible decision if i never try, i'll never know because i'll be supporting myself, i plan on starting to monetize my platforms more including writing subscriber only articles here to outline my journey of self-employment step by step and sharing my innermost thoughts, feelings, plans, wins/loses, etc my goal is to document my entire journey from quitting my software engineering job at google to being able to support myself full-time doing the things i love, content creation and building software. i want to one day be able to look back and read all my posts and view all my videos/general content and see the entire process documented from start to finish my hope is that if i'm able to do this and succeed, it'll show others that i'm not special and they can do it too

Seeing engineering managers, sr EMs, directors - folks who are technical but were not too hands on recently - leaving current jobs, starting a startup, building the first version of their product… thanks to GenAI tools Not seen it happen at this scale before. A big change!

The more I use ChatGPT, the more frustrated I become with Siri and Google Assistant. Ask a simple question? “Here’s what I found on the web.” Try to set something up? “I’m not sure I understand.” Google & Apple get it together!

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@KevinNaughtonJr Vacationitis

what's it called when it feels impossible to get yourself to do any work?

First day back at work and I am NOT ready.

The Caring Techie Newsletter hit an incredible milestone: 50k!! 🤩 If you’re a subscriber or have supported me in any way, I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU!! 🫶🏻 And if you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out my newsletter in the link in my bio.

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All engineering managers can confirm, the number one quality they wish their software engineers had is: Being proactive. When you’re proactive, you’re helping your manager help you. Trust me, your managers will notice and appreciate it.

What is "Borg" - a platform heavily used inside Google, to this day? @thecaringtechie: "At the time [2011-2016], I had not seen being able to dynamically allocate jobs, resources, clusters and all that - anywhere else. (...) It felt like a lot of power!"

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Action for action’s sake is never a good idea, yet many people proudly wear the “bias for action” badge, without considering its’ nuances. Check out my latest article, where I discuss the dangers of “bias for action” and what a safer alternative looks like. 👇

Here are some other benefits of doing fast code lookups: - quickly understanding complex dependencies - creating consistent coding patterns - debugging cross-team issues - learning how others do things - settling debates during brainstorming sessions

Reading other people’s code is a powerful learning tool. Code search enabled that for me during my time at Google, of course, I had to look at Jeff Dean’s code.

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The design doc culture at Google vs Uber via @thecaringtechie (formerly at Google and Uber): Google: "They wouldn't even talk to you if you didn't have a design doc. You couldn't just walk up to someone and say I have this idea. Their response: where's the design doc?"

@4xfelix @GergelyOrosz Also, something interesting happened when GCP made available many things that used to be internal only (BigQuery, Spanner etc). Having prior internal experience with those definitely helped me when I switched companies but worked on GCP.

@4xfelix @GergelyOrosz That's a great question! As I mention in the interview, not all skills will be transferable and you have to figure out how to port the skills to similar technologies that are available externally

How does tooling and promotions work at Google, and what are tactics to become a more influential engineer? Ex-Google engineer @thecaringtechie shares insights in the latest The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast episode. Watch the full episode: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/promotions-a… A special thanks to the fantastic sponsors of the podcast: • @WorkOS  — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. Check it out at workos.com • @SonarSource  — Trust your developers – verify your AI-generated code. Learn more at sonarsource.com/pragmatic/ In the episode, dive into these following topics: • An inside look at Google’s unique working processes • How to build credibility as a new engineer • Tactical tips for getting promoted • The importance of having a career plan and guidance in designing one • Having influence vs. influencing—and how to become more influential • Essential leadership skills to develop • And so much more Check it out, and thank you to Irina for the insightful and honest chat! Irina also writes the newsletter The Caring Techie, and you can read it here: thecaringtechie.com (If your company is interested in sponsoring the podcast, you can reach out at sponsor@pragmaticengineer.com. 2024 is fully booked, but there are open spaces for the first quarter of 2025).