Marcos F. Lobo
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November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Cross-functional teams deliver faster than layered organizations because each team owns a domain end-to-end. No waiting for “the backend team” or “the frontend team” to free up a sprint.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Cross-functional teams deliver faster than layered organizations because each team owns a domain end-to-end. No waiting for “the backend team” or “the frontend team” to free up a sprint.
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Tomorrow is Wednesday, and your inbox knows it.
A new episode on the Incremental Architectures:
👉🏼 Incremental Architecture: What You Really Need To Know
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A new episode on the Incremental Architectures:
👉🏼 Incremental Architecture: What You Really Need To Know
Subscribe now and receive it tomorrow directly in your inbox 📥👇🏻
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November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Tomorrow is Wednesday, and your inbox knows it.
A new episode on the Incremental Architectures:
👉🏼 Incremental Architecture: What You Really Need To Know
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A new episode on the Incremental Architectures:
👉🏼 Incremental Architecture: What You Really Need To Know
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You can now own your infrastructure without opening a ticket.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
You can now own your infrastructure without opening a ticket.
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We need to make our dev teams as autonomous as possible. Get rid of dependencies.
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
We need to make our dev teams as autonomous as possible. Get rid of dependencies.
Tell me you have the same problem I have.
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tell me you have the same problem I have.
In a few hours I will release the new issue of The Optimist Engineer newsletter about "Enabling developers to take ownership of the Platform Infrastructure"
Do you recognize the ice cream logo? 😉
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#platformengineering
Do you recognize the ice cream logo? 😉
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#platformengineering
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
In a few hours I will release the new issue of The Optimist Engineer newsletter about "Enabling developers to take ownership of the Platform Infrastructure"
Do you recognize the ice cream logo? 😉
newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/enabling-d...
#platformengineering
Do you recognize the ice cream logo? 😉
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#platformengineering
Before building custom tools, check the market.
Rolling your own eval infra is expensive: use managed services for POC and only build later if you truly need it.
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#Engineering #AIProduct
Rolling your own eval infra is expensive: use managed services for POC and only build later if you truly need it.
ainativecompass.substack.com/p/from-chaos...
#Engineering #AIProduct
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Before building custom tools, check the market.
Rolling your own eval infra is expensive: use managed services for POC and only build later if you truly need it.
ainativecompass.substack.com/p/from-chaos...
#Engineering #AIProduct
Rolling your own eval infra is expensive: use managed services for POC and only build later if you truly need it.
ainativecompass.substack.com/p/from-chaos...
#Engineering #AIProduct
Treat prompts like code: add tests to CI/CD.
If a model or prompt update breaks output quality, your pipeline should fail fast and inform the team.
#CI #DevOps #AI #ainative
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If a model or prompt update breaks output quality, your pipeline should fail fast and inform the team.
#CI #DevOps #AI #ainative
ainativecompass.substack.com/p/from-chaos...
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Treat prompts like code: add tests to CI/CD.
If a model or prompt update breaks output quality, your pipeline should fail fast and inform the team.
#CI #DevOps #AI #ainative
ainativecompass.substack.com/p/from-chaos...
If a model or prompt update breaks output quality, your pipeline should fail fast and inform the team.
#CI #DevOps #AI #ainative
ainativecompass.substack.com/p/from-chaos...
La gente comparte y usa prompts sobre nuestras bases de datos sin saber si esos prompts son adecuados para nuestros datos.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
La gente comparte y usa prompts sobre nuestras bases de datos sin saber si esos prompts son adecuados para nuestros datos.
Imagine a dashboard that tells you which prompt + model combo performs best for billing vs. logs vs. support, no more guessing. That’s the direction prompt engineering needs.
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#PromptEngineering #AIProduct
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#PromptEngineering #AIProduct
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Imagine a dashboard that tells you which prompt + model combo performs best for billing vs. logs vs. support, no more guessing. That’s the direction prompt engineering needs.
ainativecompass.substack.com/p/from-chaos...
#PromptEngineering #AIProduct
ainativecompass.substack.com/p/from-chaos...
#PromptEngineering #AIProduct
Without reproducible evaluation, every team will reinvent the wheel and pay for it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Without reproducible evaluation, every team will reinvent the wheel and pay for it.
You spend almost 10 minutes crafting the perfect prompt so that an AI agent can process your data or write an email to your CTO. You run it and… meh. Not what you expected; actually, it’s wrong. Then your teammate pings you on Slack:
“Hey, try this prompt I made, it worked great for me.”
“Hey, try this prompt I made, it worked great for me.”
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
You spend almost 10 minutes crafting the perfect prompt so that an AI agent can process your data or write an email to your CTO. You run it and… meh. Not what you expected; actually, it’s wrong. Then your teammate pings you on Slack:
“Hey, try this prompt I made, it worked great for me.”
“Hey, try this prompt I made, it worked great for me.”
Solo las personas con algunos años en España pillarán el chiste… pero eso no importa, ¡es sábado de descanso!
¡Suerte con la IA!
¡Suerte con la IA!
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Solo las personas con algunos años en España pillarán el chiste… pero eso no importa, ¡es sábado de descanso!
¡Suerte con la IA!
¡Suerte con la IA!
¡El próximo número de Brújula AI Native ya está en el horno y llegará a tu bandeja de entrada el próximo lunes 11 de noviembre!
En esta ocasión, abordo el problema de saber cuál es la instrucción adecuada para cada tarea.
En esta ocasión, abordo el problema de saber cuál es la instrucción adecuada para cada tarea.
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
¡El próximo número de Brújula AI Native ya está en el horno y llegará a tu bandeja de entrada el próximo lunes 11 de noviembre!
En esta ocasión, abordo el problema de saber cuál es la instrucción adecuada para cada tarea.
En esta ocasión, abordo el problema de saber cuál es la instrucción adecuada para cada tarea.
The next issue of the AI Native Compass is in the oven, and it will arrive in your inbox next Monday, Nov 11th!
On this occasion, I address the problem of knowing what the right prompt is for the right task.
Subscribe now and receive it directly in your inbox 📥
ainativecompass.substack.com
On this occasion, I address the problem of knowing what the right prompt is for the right task.
Subscribe now and receive it directly in your inbox 📥
ainativecompass.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The next issue of the AI Native Compass is in the oven, and it will arrive in your inbox next Monday, Nov 11th!
On this occasion, I address the problem of knowing what the right prompt is for the right task.
Subscribe now and receive it directly in your inbox 📥
ainativecompass.substack.com
On this occasion, I address the problem of knowing what the right prompt is for the right task.
Subscribe now and receive it directly in your inbox 📥
ainativecompass.substack.com
👉🏼 Surprises put upper management in difficult situations. Without an explanation, the only thing they can do is put the shield on and wait for the hit to end.
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#leadership #techlead
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#leadership #techlead
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
👉🏼 Surprises put upper management in difficult situations. Without an explanation, the only thing they can do is put the shield on and wait for the hit to end.
newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/the-hidden...
#leadership #techlead
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#leadership #techlead
Ever been in a meeting where your manager looks angry and you have no idea why?
🟢 You solved the incident in 10 minutes, but didn’t report it.
🟢 The problem wasn’t the bug. The problem was the surprise.
🟢 You solved the incident in 10 minutes, but didn’t report it.
🟢 The problem wasn’t the bug. The problem was the surprise.
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ever been in a meeting where your manager looks angry and you have no idea why?
🟢 You solved the incident in 10 minutes, but didn’t report it.
🟢 The problem wasn’t the bug. The problem was the surprise.
🟢 You solved the incident in 10 minutes, but didn’t report it.
🟢 The problem wasn’t the bug. The problem was the surprise.
☝🏼 Here is the important part of today’s email:
🟢 If your goal is to become an expert, just learn as much as you can and work on that on a daily basis.
🟢 If your goal is to become an expert, just learn as much as you can and work on that on a daily basis.
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
☝🏼 Here is the important part of today’s email:
🟢 If your goal is to become an expert, just learn as much as you can and work on that on a daily basis.
🟢 If your goal is to become an expert, just learn as much as you can and work on that on a daily basis.
Becoming Staff Engineer isn’t about titles: it’s the sum of repeated habits that make your impact visible beyond your team.
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#techlead #StaffEngineering #leadership #softwaredevelopment
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#techlead #StaffEngineering #leadership #softwaredevelopment
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Becoming Staff Engineer isn’t about titles: it’s the sum of repeated habits that make your impact visible beyond your team.
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#techlead #StaffEngineering #leadership #softwaredevelopment
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#techlead #StaffEngineering #leadership #softwaredevelopment
I had a VP of Engineering who explained to me this concept of “Leadership Is Altitude Management” with the following terms.
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I had a VP of Engineering who explained to me this concept of “Leadership Is Altitude Management” with the following terms.
I want you to retain this idea in your mind:
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I want you to retain this idea in your mind:
🟢 Prepare your Performance Review right now!
Don’t wait until you receive the email about the upcoming Performance Review process. A thorough self-assessment is what will make the difference in getting a promotion.
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Don’t wait until you receive the email about the upcoming Performance Review process. A thorough self-assessment is what will make the difference in getting a promotion.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
🟢 Prepare your Performance Review right now!
Don’t wait until you receive the email about the upcoming Performance Review process. A thorough self-assessment is what will make the difference in getting a promotion.
newsletter.optimistengineer.com/p/prepare-yo...
Don’t wait until you receive the email about the upcoming Performance Review process. A thorough self-assessment is what will make the difference in getting a promotion.
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👉🏼 When you design a solution, think in terms of platformizing it.
October 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
👉🏼 When you design a solution, think in terms of platformizing it.