I’m starting something simple to help fellow engineers.
Over the last few months, people reached out with questions about direction, strategy, and “what actually matters” when trying to get hired in Europe/Sweden. It was in response to an off-the-cuff post during the summer (the Hug-a-Platform-Engineer one).
I’m grateful actually for some of the humor getting lost in translation! It’s opened up an opportunity to do something new.
So, I’m starting a weekly series: Office Hours: Ask a Senior Engineer on Fridays from 9am to 3pm CEST.
If you’re a junior engineer, a career-switcher, mid-and-stuck, senior-and-stuck, or just trying to break into engineering in the EU, drop one question below.
Anything about:
* skill focus
* job search strategy
* what EU/Sweden roles really require
* technical direction
* getting unstuck
To make it easier, here’s an example:
Question
“I’m a platform engineer outside of Europe. How do I get noticed by EU teams?”
Mini-answer
Make one small public project that demonstrates reliability work — something like a simple service with a playbook + basic telemetry. Show deployment with CI and basic secrets management. Hiring managers trust what they can see, and you can build credibility in 2–4 weeks this way.
So, that’s it!
What’s one question you want clarity on?
I’ll pick one each week, and I’ll answer it honestly and practically — no grift, no sales pitch.
