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The Shift: A Lot of Software Engineering Is Now Engineering Leadership Work
Engineering Leadership Gregor·July 6, 2026
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Summary
Gregor argues that the nature of software engineering has shifted over the past two years: individual contributors now routinely do work that used to be classified as engineering leadership — prioritization, cross-team coordination, decision-making under ambiguity.
Why this signal
Directly relevant to how Neo structures Thomas Engineering and what he expects from senior ICs. If engineering leadership work is being pushed down to ICs (because AI handles the implementation), the org design implications are significant.
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Engineering Leadership Gregor · 7/6/2026
A Lot of Software Engineering Is Becoming Engineering Leadership