I'm a software engineer turned engineering leader who still loves to write code.
I care deeply about building great products, healthy engineering teams, and sustainable tech careers.
Great engineering teams are built with equal parts
technical excellence and empathy.
- Engineering leader and hands-on developer
- Writing about dev culture and leadership
- Passionate about sustainable ambition in tech
- Building better systems and better teams
Right now I'm focused on:
- Building developer tools and SDKs
- Modernizing legacy platforms
- Designing API-first architectures
- Creating healthy, sustainable engineering teams
Some areas I spend a lot of time building in:
Developer SDKs
Private Flutter SDKs used by partners to integrate into product platforms.
Analytics Platforms
Self-hosted data stacks using Metabase, Docker, and Cloud infrastructure.
Modernizing Legacy Systems
Helping teams transition older platforms to modern stacks like Vue + NestJS.
- High Standards Shouldn’t Mean High Anxiety: Building Ambitious Teams Without Burnout
- The Pressure to Perform in Tech (And Why You Don’t Have to Be Exceptional Every Day)
- Burnout Doesn’t Start With Exhaustion — The Early Signs Leaders Miss
- What I’ve Learned From Every “Difficult” Engineer I’ve Worked With
- Leading Self-Managed Teams (Without Losing Your Mind)
I write about:
- Engineering leadership
- Developer culture
- The journey from developer to CTO
- Sustainable ambition in tech
📖 Blog:
https://www.leadingwithempathy.blog
- My best architecture ideas happen while walking the dogs
- I enjoy debugging complex systems more than simple ones
- Coffee improves code quality by at least 37%
Blog: https://www.leadingwithempathy.blog
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/megantipps