threepointone on the 'senior engineer death spiral': a common engineering failure mode
threepointone · x · 2026-09-23
Cloudflare engineer threepointone published a new post, 'The Senior Engineer Death Spiral,' written as a braindumped monologue after a friend starting a big new job asked for advice. It dissects a super common failure mode he sees in engineers' careers.
The post is circulating widely, with readers calling out a specific paragraph they 'can't stop thinking about' — a useful read for senior engineers and those managing them.
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