Career
I am Done with Tech
I am done with Tech. This is what I felt after an experience in the corporate world. Over time I learned that the situation is not black & white.
Expat Life
How to find a job in China as a foreigner in 2025
The Chinese job market for positions in the tech sector became even more fierce in 2025. However, if you are willing to put in the work and adjust expectations you still have a chance to find a suitable position.
Career
How to Adapt to 4 Engineering Manager Archetypes as a Software Engineer
Like every person on earth is different, so is every manager. In this article we will look at manager types I experienced: the Tech Lead Manager, the Laissez-Fair Manager, the Newly-Made Manager, and the Fearful Manager. Let's figure out how you can best deal with those archetypes.
Career
How to Lead a Team with no Experience
Leaders can be everywhere. You don't need experience to lead a team. In this article I will go through traits that will be helpful though. I will describe scenarios that you can watch out for when you want to lead without experience.
Career
How to Leverage 3 Engineer Archetypes for Team Success as a Tech Lead
Discover how to leverage three distinct engineer archetypes—Coding Monsters, Workaround Finders, and Glues—to build high-performing teams as a Tech Lead.
Career
How to Protect Your Software Engineer Career in an Uncertain Tech World
Navigate the volatile tech landscape with strategies to safeguard your career. Learn why your job isn't family and how to thrive amid uncertainty.
Career
4 Essential Learnings to be Successful as a Tech Lead (and in Life)
Current or aspiring Tech Lead? These 4 key insights will set you up for success and make you the top candidate when opportunities arise.
Career
Why Hard Skills Bring You Here but Won't Get You There
In the tech world hard skills are the traits with which you get a foot into the door. If you want to grow your career or want to lead at some point, that won't be enough. In this article, I am sharing a few benefits of changing your mindset when becoming a Tech Lead.
Career
3 Strategies to Reach Win-Win as a Tech Lead
Win-Win can be a game-changer in your team and company. Here are three strategies that will help you to make the first step towards implementation.
Career
8 Benefits of Reaching Win-Win as a Tech Lead
In the work environment - but also at home - there is one behavior which will differentiate you from all others if done right. This is one of the skills that is worth practicing again and again as it will benefit you tremendously. Reaching Win-Win.
Engineering
3 Nasty ways complexity influences software projects
Having a gut feeling that the system you are working on is too complex? But you are missing numbers about the consequences? This article will give insights about the magnitude of the consequences ad pointers for a discussion with fellow engineers and managers.
Engineering
3 Approaches to reduce complexity in software systems
Many approaches exist to handle complexity in a software system. In this article I will touch three of them: general- vs. special-purpose modules, using layers and staying consistent.