Culture as an operating system represented by a bonsai tree shaped like a distributed systems diagram

Culture Is the Operating System: How Engineering Leaders Build, Scale and Renew Great Teams

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August 15, 2026 · 26 min · 5386 words · Eakan Gopalakrishnan
Software Engineers wondering if Generative AI tools are genuinely helpful or not.

From shiny toys to daily workhorse - how we transformed our approach to Generative AI in engineering

This article is about how one can lead by being an enabler of experimentation and innovation without exerting authority or imposing mandates. When Generative AI tools exploded into the software engineering landscape, the reaction across my teams did not really mirror what was happening in the broader industry. The hype didn’t really inspire my engineers to explore and adopt these tools. Their negative past experience with Gen AI tools made them conclude that it was a waste of time. ...

July 15, 2026 · 11 min · 2200 words · Eakan Gopalakrishnan
Engineering leadership

Evolving your Leadership Style as you scale your organisation

I was curious about the title - As your team gets bigger, your leadership style has to adapt. I am not Julie Zhuo, and I am not a Vice President of an organisation just yet. But as I started working at Kaluza, leading multiple teams, I felt like I had to evolve my leadership style accordingly too. The article was reassuring as I feel like I did get some things right. ...

December 14, 2024 · 5 min · 1064 words · eakangk