Gergely Orosz
Author of the Pragmatic Engineer, the #1 technology newsletter on Substack. Originally from Hungary; studied computer science (bachelor’s + master’s); worked his way through European tech (consulting → London investment banking → Skype/Microsoft → Skyscanner founding engineer → Uber Amsterdam). Left Uber in 2020 during COVID layoffs as a manager of managers (30-person org), initially to build a VC-backed startup, accidentally pivoted to full-time newsletter writing after an engineering ebook earned $100K in its first year. At the time of recording: 189K subscribers, thousands of paying members.
Known for in-depth engineering management and compensation reporting; the trimodal model of software engineering salaries; the Pragmatic Engineer’s coverage of big-tech engineering culture.