Gergely Orosz spent a decade as an engineer and engineering manager at companies including Uber and Skype before launching The Pragmatic Engineer. It’s now one of the highest-paid tech newsletters on Substack, and with good reason: the writing is thorough, the sourcing is excellent, and Gergely regularly breaks stories about what’s actually happening inside major tech companies.
What to Expect
Long, deeply reported pieces on engineering culture, compensation, layoffs, industry trends, and career strategy. Gergely surveys engineers across the industry and turns the results into genuine analysis. Issues often run to several thousand words — this is not a skim-in-five-minutes newsletter.
Who It’s For
Software engineers, engineering managers, and anyone working in or alongside tech who wants to understand the industry beyond the PR messaging. Particularly valuable if you’re thinking about career progression, compensation negotiation, or the realities of working at different types of companies.
Frequency: Weekly (free tier) + multiple times per week (paid)