About

Hi, I’m Christian Giacomi — but everyone calls me Chris.

I’ve been writing software for more than 25 years. These days I’m an Engineering Manager, and that shift — from individual contributor to leading people — is what this blog is mostly about now.

I spent a long time as a backend engineer and tech lead, building distributed systems and production services across different companies. That experience shapes how I think about leadership. I’m not interested in management theory. I’m interested in what actually works — for engineers, for teams, and for the managers trying to help both grow.

I write about the things I wish someone had told me earlier. Team culture. Visibility. The habits that separate engineers who get recognised from those who don’t. The uncomfortable truths about how calibrations, bias, and communication really work. And occasionally, the technical stuff — because I still care deeply about good architecture and will probably never stop.

If you’re an engineer trying to grow, an EM figuring things out, or someone somewhere in between — I hope you find something here that’s actually useful.

My goal has never been to impress. It’s to be honest.

Thanks for stopping by.

— Chris