In this BONUS episode, we explore the emerging concept of the Product Engineer with three experts in the field: Anton Zaides, Rafa Paez, and Max Piechota. Together, they discuss how software engineers are evolving beyond just technical skills to embrace product thinking, business understanding, and customer empathy. This shift represents a move toward what they call “M-skilled” professionals who combine technical expertise with product sensibility to create greater impact.
The Evolution of Software Engineering
“The role of the software engineer is evolving to a product engineer…they understand what to build and why they are building it.”
Rafa Paez kicks off the conversation by sharing insights from his article on Substack, titled “The Rise of the 100x Product Engineer.” He explains how the modern software engineer is taking on greater ownership of their work, focusing not just on writing code but understanding the underlying business reasons for features. This new breed of engineers thinks critically about product metrics, challenges assumptions, and takes extreme ownership of outcomes rather than just outputs.
Breaking Product Management
“Engineers don’t really care about what they work on…but what if they did?” Continue reading BONUS: The End of Product Management? The Unstoppable Rise of Product Engineers With Anton Zaides, Rafa Paez, and Max Piechota
