{"channel":"tech","content":"A question, from a << friend of the blog >>: \r\n\r\n[# If you were at a table with 10 engineering leaders with plenty of time to go deep, what roundtable questions would you ask them to draw out their best insights? #]\r\n\r\n# LLMs are changing the process of << writing code >>.  How are these changes impacting the job of managing engineers?\r\n# To what extent are LLMs going to transform your business entirely?\r\n# Will the << build v. buy >> dynamic be fundamentally altered?\r\n# Are the scopes of projects changing because of LLMs?\r\n# Can you use LLM tools to summarize the performance of individual contributors?  Would this approach ignore important non-coding tasks performed by ICs?\r\n# How have your hiring interviews changed as a result of LLMs?  Do you encourage the use of LLMs in interviews?  Have the \"work-sample\" interviews changed?  Are \"puzzle\" interviews obsolete?\r\n# Are you under pressure to decrease head-count as a result of LLMs?\r\n# Do LLMs allow your organization to have higher standards regarding code style, test coverage, etc.?","created_at":"2025-07-14T16:55:00.310039","id":624,"llm_annotations":{},"parent_id":null,"processed_content":"<p>A question, from a <span class=\"literal-text\">friend of the blog</span>: \r</p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-title\"> If you were at a table with 10 engineering leaders with plenty of time to go deep, what roundtable questions would you ask them to draw out their best insights? </span>\r</p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> LLMs are changing the process of <span class=\"literal-text\">writing code</span>.  How are these changes impacting the job of managing engineers?\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> To what extent are LLMs going to transform your business entirely?\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> Will the <span class=\"literal-text\">build v. buy</span> dynamic be fundamentally altered?\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> Are the scopes of projects changing because of LLMs?\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> Can you use LLM tools to summarize the performance of individual contributors?  Would this approach ignore important non-coding tasks performed by ICs?\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> How have your hiring interviews changed as a result of LLMs?  Do you encourage the use of LLMs in interviews?  Have the \"work-sample\" interviews changed?  Are \"puzzle\" interviews obsolete?\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> Are you under pressure to decrease head-count as a result of LLMs?\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> Do LLMs allow your organization to have higher standards regarding code style, test coverage, etc.?</li>\n</ul>","quotes":[],"subject":"engineering leadership thoughts"}