The Execution Trap That Keeps Engineers Stuck
Most engineers aren't stuck because they lack skill. They're stuck because they keep optimising at the execution layer while value concentrates elsewhere.
Lakshmikanth Kanugovi
Structural approaches to building a deliberate career path — from positioning to long-term leverage.
Most engineers aren't stuck because they lack skill. They're stuck because they keep optimising at the execution layer while value concentrates elsewhere.
Good engineers are losing jobs not from lack of skill, but from optimising at the wrong layer. Here's the structural shift — and what to do about it.