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# The full-loop engineer: what comes after full-stack
As loop engineering gives engineers time back from writing code, full-loop engineering answers what that time is for: carrying work from problem to outcome and back again.
Andrew Murphy · 2026-08-21 · 12 min read
# AI didn't kill your junior pipeline. You did
AI didn’t kill the junior pipeline; companies did, because someone saw Claude write a for loop and decided that meant they could stop training humans. The result is an industry cheerfully pulling…
Andrew Murphy · 2026-05-22 · 16 min read
# If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem - you have bigger problems
AI coding tools are optimising the wrong thing and nobody wants to hear it. Writing code was already fast. The bottleneck is everything else: unclear requirements, review queues, terrified deploy…
Andrew Murphy · 2026-03-17 · 13 min read
# The five stages of losing our craft
Last Tuesday I was on a coaching call with an engineering manager. Let's call her Sarah (because that's her name). She was describing a situation I've now heard about forty times in the last…
Andrew Murphy · 2026-02-08 · 13 min read
# Embrace the Suck
Nobody tells you this when you become a manager: the conversations that make you successful are the ones that make you want to crawl out of your own skin. It's not the high-fives and the "great…
Andrew Murphy · 2025-12-15 · 9 min read
# Is your hiring process accidentally pushing away amazing neurodiverse engineers?
Let's be honest. Finding and keeping great engineers is tough. You know how much one brilliant engineer can change the game. But what if I told you that, without even realizing it, your own hiring…
Andrew Murphy · 2025-05-18 · 11 min read
# 9 Management Habits Quietly Burning Out Your Best Engineers
Burnout in engineering teams is rarely caused by a single event. Instead, it’s the result of persistent, often overlooked management habits that quietly erode motivation, well-being, and…
Andrew Murphy · 2025-05-05 · 6 min read
# Why doing less makes you a better leader
Recently I've been speaking to a lot of new leaders, and a mistake I am seeing quite often is equating productivity with the number of tasks they complete, meetings they attend, and decisions they…
Andrew Murphy · 2025-04-12 · 9 min read
# From Code to Conversations: A New Engineering Managers' Guide to Influencing Non-Tech Individuals
Influence in leadership isn’t about bossing people around. It’s about getting everyone on the same page and working towards a common goal.
Andrew Murphy · 2024-11-01 · 10 min read
# How to conduct one-on-ones that actually Matter
Stepping into a leadership role in the tech industry can be as exciting as cracking a complex algorithm. Yet, with this transition comes the responsibility of managing a team and being responsible…
Andrew Murphy · 2024-10-18 · 12 min read
# 5 Productivity Tips for New Engineering Managers
Stepping into the shoes of an Engineering Manager, you're entering an entirely new ballpark. Scrap that, it's an entirely different sport! It’s not just about flexing your technical muscles…
Andrew Murphy · 2024-09-30 · 13 min read
# 7 Misconceptions about Tech Leadership
Entering into a leadership role within the tech industry is both an exciting and challenging experience. As a new tech lead or engineering manager, you are faced with a set of responsibilities…
Andrew Murphy · 2024-09-28 · 18 min read
# 7 tips for Engineering Managers who also have to write code now
In recent months, a concerning trend has begun to manifest across the engineering industry. Companies are increasingly choosing to compress the role of Engineering Manager into a primarily…
Andrew Murphy · 2024-09-28 · 12 min read