The Software Engineer-s Guidebook Apr 2026

Also, if you are looking for code snippets, there are none. This is 100% soft skills, strategy, and career mechanics.

Don’t let the title fool you. This isn't just for Junior devs. The Software Engineer-s Guidebook

You have no manager, but you have no direct reports. You have influence, but no authority. Orosz interviews real Staff+ engineers from Uber, Stripe, and Google to show you how to lead without a title. Also, if you are looking for code snippets, there are none

How do you navigate a politically charged post-mortem? How do you say “no” to a product manager without getting fired? How do you grow from a Senior who just codes to a Staff Engineer who multiplies the team’s output? The Software Engineer-s Guidebook