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Perspectives on AI, engineering leadership, and technology strategy — written for the people building things in Romandy.
Swiss Fintech Security When AI Rewrites the Rules
AI is reshaping how Swiss fintechs handle security and compliance. Here's what actually changes when models touch regulated data — and what doesn't.
CTO vs CPO: Who Actually Owns the Roadmap?
The CTO-CPO tension over roadmap ownership is real and usually poorly resolved. Here's how we've seen it play out — and what actually works.
Senior Engineers in Switzerland: Hire and Keep Them
The Swiss market for senior engineers is brutal and getting worse. Here's what actually works — and what we need to stop pretending works.
Platform Engineering Maturity: Where Swiss Companies Actually Stand
Most Swiss companies claim they're doing platform engineering. The reality is glorified shared Jenkins pipelines and a Confluence page nobody reads.
AI Code Gen: What Actually Works Today
After 18 months of running AI coding tools across multiple teams, here's what moved the needle and what quietly wasted our time.
Your Data Left Switzerland. Now What?
AI workloads are forcing CTOs to rethink where data lives and who controls it. Here's what actually matters for Swiss data sovereignty — and what's just theater.
Leading Distributed Teams Without Losing the Plot
Hybrid isn't the hard part. The hard part is maintaining technical decision quality when context is fragmented across time zones, Slack threads, and half-empty meeting rooms.
Swiss Startups: The Ground Is Shifting Fast
Switzerland's startup ecosystem is quietly restructuring around AI, defense tech, and new funding mechanics. Here's what CTOs should actually pay attention to.
Agentic AI: What CTOs Must Evaluate Now
Agentic AI systems are moving from demos to production. Here's what actually matters when you're the one signing off on putting autonomous agents into your enterprise stack.
AI Code Generation: An Honest CTO Assessment
The hype has settled. Here's where AI coding tools are delivering real gains — and where they're still creating more work than they save.
Hiring Engineers in Switzerland Is a Contact Sport
Geneva and Zurich's talent pools are small, expensive, and heavily competed for. Here's what actually works when you can't outbid Google.