The Optimist Engineer

@optimistengineer
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Sharing experiences, learnings, and inspiration from the tech world, with a bit of optimism. Interesting for Tech Leads, Engineering Managers, and software makers from Startups to medium-sized companies. Hope my journey could help yours.

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The Optimist Engineer6d ago

🔴 You're already a senior dev - now what?

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/youre-already-a-senior-dev-now-what

You're already a senior dev - now what?

The three paths will guide you in the ride

The Optimist Engineer
The Optimist Engineer6d ago

🔴 RFCs: The Most Underrated Skill in Software Engineering

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/rfcs-the-most-underrated-skill-in

RFCs: The Most Underrated Skill in Software Engineering

How writing down your decisions sharpens your thinking, improves your PRs, and grows your technical influence

The Optimist Engineer
The Optimist EngineerFeb 25

🔴 MCP Architecture Overview

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/mcp-architecture-overview

MCP Architecture Overview

An app that implements the Model Context Protocol, how does it look like at architecture level

The Optimist Engineer
The Optimist EngineerFeb 18

🔴 Does your developers need another MCP?

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/does-your-developers-need-another

Does your developers need another MCP?

Many Platform Engineering teams are creating MCP for their dev team but, when is it a good idea?

The Optimist Engineer
The Optimist EngineerFeb 12

🔴 OpenCost: what it is, what it fixes, and where it stands today

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/opencost-what-it-is-what-it-fixes

OpenCost: what it is, what it fixes, and where it stands today

A practical rundown for platform engineers building cloud-native apps

The Optimist Engineer
The Optimist EngineerFeb 4

🔴 Playbook - How to become (and be seen as) a Staff Engineer

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/playbook-how-to-become-and-be-seen

Playbook - How to become (and be seen as) a Staff Engineer

A practical one-page playbook to stop waiting for promotion and start building evidence

The Optimist Engineer
The Optimist EngineerJan 28

🔴 3 Steps To Demonstrate You Are Up For Staff Engineer Role

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/3-steps-to-demonstrate-you-are-up

3 Steps To Demonstrate You Are Up For Staff Engineer Role

Act as the role you pursuit, and then the promotion will come

The Optimist Engineer
The Optimist EngineerJan 28

🔴 Software Architecture for ETLs

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/software-architecture-for-etls

Software Architecture for ETLs

Hexagonal, MVC, Layers, custom, ... I tend to keep it simple

The Optimist Engineer
The Optimist EngineerJan 15

🔴 Writing about Software Development

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/writing-about-software-development

Writing about Software Development

How I organize my time for writing

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The Optimist EngineerDec 17

🔴 Building a Product Platform Engineering Team

https://newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/building-a-product-platform-engineering

Building a Product Platform Engineering Team

You must help yourself before helping others

The Optimist Engineer