Archive - The Hustling Engineer

Concurrency vs Parallelism: The Cleanest Explanation You’ll Ever Need

What they actually mean and how to answer better in interviews

6 hrs ago •

Why I’d Choose a High-Paying Senior Role Over a Low-Paying Staff Role

What I Learned After Seeing Dozens of Title-Inflated Engineers

Nov 17 •

Key Metrics for Senior Engineers to Track Productivity

If you cannot track, you cannot improve

Nov 13 •

Software Engineering in Enterprise vs Product Companies

Difference in software engineering culture and how they operate

Nov 9 •

The Hidden Cost of Staying Too Long at One Company

Why sticking too long is ruining your career

Nov 5 •

The Silent Career Killer Most Engineers Miss

How Silent Disagreements Block Your Promotions and what you can do

Nov 2 •

October 2025

How I Made $30,000 from Side Hustles in 2025

How you can do it too

Oct 29 •

Maybe the 9–5 Isn’t So Bad After All

Before you quit to “build your dream,” understand why stability might be your biggest advantage.

Oct 26 •

The 2025 Career Growth Roadmap for Software Engineers Using AI 🚀

4 Phases to upskill as an AI engineer

Oct 22 •

8 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way from 8 Years as a Software Engineer

8 Lessons They Don’t Teach You in Engineering School

Oct 19 •

How to Keep a Team Engaged on Long-Term Bets as a Tech Lead

Building Blocks of Leading a Multi-Year Project as a Tech Lead

Oct 15 •

Why the Best Engineering Teams Don’t Play the Blame Game

I once deleted a production-like staging database in my very first job

Oct 12 •

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