As a community executive at Dwarves, you will be working closely with a team of talented, kind people and working directly with our clients. There is a lot of freedom to contribute to the quality of the project and improve, or prove yourself

Community executive

Vi Tran shares her journey transitioning to the tech industry at Dwarves, overcoming challenges in communication, and finding financial stability through remote work

Vi Tran

#19 Vi Tran on life changes

The uncomfortable truth about engineering talent that nobody wants to admit. Some engineers literally cannot complete basic tasks, no matter how much time you give them.

Most engineers can't actually engineer

AI agents complete well-defined tasks 3-5x faster than human delegation cycles in software consulting. Research shows that communication overhead with humans often exceeds the value of human intelligence for routine tasks.

Communication overhead in the agentic era

Cultivating a proactive and questioning mindset by embracing simple, even "naive," questions when interacting with artificial intelligence.

Learning with AI

Why engineers should embrace stating what seems obvious rather than avoiding it. Learn how obvious statements strengthen projects, align teams, and prevent critical oversights in software development.

Stating the obvious

Learn how trust grows in concentric circles from your team to company leadership through consistency and competence. Discover practical strategies for maintaining trust with senior leaders and why craft excellence forms the foundation of career advancement.

Building trust as an engineer

Explore how AI is redefining engineering excellence beyond technical skills. Learn why critical thinking and communication matter more than coding prowess.

What makes a strong engineer in the AI era

Building our reputation as a research-first engineering team through strategic content and communication

Communication chair

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Learn what true feedback is and isn't. Discover practical steps for giving and receiving feedback that fosters growth and trust.

Real feedback

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Most people give AI commands and expect perfect results, but the most effective approach flips this dynamic. Letting AI ask you questions transforms shallow outputs into precisely targeted solutions.

Let AI ask you

Most prompts fail because they lack structure, but a six-part formula transforms vague requests into precise AI instructions. The difference lies in knowing which components matter most.

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