Archive - Grokking the Tech Career

The tech hiring shift nobody's talking about

Interviewing looks a lot different today than it did 10 years ago – but AI is only half the story.

Jun 19 •

How will System Design evolve in the AI era?

Explaining 20 years of distributed systems in ~5 minutes

Jun 18 •

May 2025

We made a vibe coder debug without AI. It didn't go well.

From agent orchestration to LLM basics, here are the skills you need to know to grow your career in the AI era.

May 28 •

The real story behind the Microsoft layoffs

As an ex-Microsoft SWE, I know firsthand that no matter what the corporate memos say: layoffs are not about talent.

May 14 •

April 2025

Is frontend development dead?

What's happening to frontend + takeaways for developers, PMs, and tech leads.

Apr 30 •

How devs are using AI to cheat on interviews (and 3 strategies to compete against them)

Deepfakes, viral interview prep startups, and what you can do to stay human in an AI world.

Apr 23 •

Why design skills matter more than ever in the AI era

A 5-part framework for Prompt-Led Design that every developer should use.

Apr 16 •

System Design is evolving – but most engineers aren't ready.

Here are 6 ways to level up your design skills for success in the AI era.

Apr 9 •

March 2025

The #1 programming language to learn in 2025

Spoiler: Knowing it can make or break your career.

Mar 26 •

The real reason Microsoft is rewriting TypeScript in Go

4 takeaways for developers, and how Go is changing everything.

Mar 20 •

3 reasons great developers still fail System Design Interviews

At Meta, I saw many talented candidates make these mistakes. Here’s how to avoid them.

Mar 18 •

If you're not learning this AI skill, you're already behind

LangChain is your fast-track to AI-driven development. Here's how to start learning it.

Mar 11 •

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