VP Engineering
Alex has spent 15 years building and scaling engineering organizations from 3 to 300+ engineers. She writes about engineering management, technical architecture decisions, and the intersection of technology and business strategy. Her articles draw from direct experience scaling infrastructure at high-growth startups and leading distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones.
In 2026, leadership isn’t “AI-friendly”—it’s AI-operational. Here’s how top teams run assistants like infrastructure: measurable, secure, and accountable.
Alex Dev
As agents commoditize apps, startups win with distribution, defensible data access, and measurable automation ROI. A 2026 operator’s guide to building durable AI businesses.
Alex Dev
AI coding assistants are shifting software from “handwritten” to “co-authored.” Cursor, Copilot, and Replit are redefining velocity, team workflows, and the economics of shipping.
Alex Dev
From monoliths to microservices, database sharding to caching strategies -- the practical guide to building systems that don't break.
Alex Dev