Tobias Werner is a software engineer and engineering manager who has spent a decade working on the organisational and process side of software development. He writes about the hidden costs that accumulate in underfunded areas like documentation, testing, and technical communication, and advocates for making the business case for these investments in terms engineering leaders actually respond to.
Engineering Management
Tech Job Market & Careers
I watched three layoff rounds. The people who stayed weren’t the “best coders”
Tobias Werner
August 28, 2026
Engineering Management
Tech Job Market & Careers
Leetcode, take-homes, and culture fits: what I’d keep in IT hiring and what I’d kill
Tobias Werner
August 28, 2026
Engineering Management
Tech Job Market & Careers
How I’d hire engineers in 2026 if I had to start the process from scratch
Tobias Werner
August 28, 2026
Engineering Management
How many standups it takes to ruin a week — and what I cut first
Tobias Werner
August 28, 2026
Engineering Management
Meetings, “productivity,” and burnout: I stopped optimizing the wrong hours
Tobias Werner
August 28, 2026
Engineering Management
Software Development
The Real Costs of Poor Documentation in Software Projects
Tobias Werner
July 7, 2026