# Gergely Orosz

> Gergely Orosz is the Hungarian-born, Amsterdam-based author behind The Pragmatic Engineer, the #1 technology newsletter on Substack with over 1 million readers. A former engineering manager at Uber who helped build payments infrastructure processing $65B+ annually, he left Big Tech in 2021 to write independently. He covers software engineering careers, Big Tech culture, and the AI-driven transformation of the industry - earning $1.5M+ per year from subscriptions alone, with zero ads or sponsors.

- **Role:** Founder & Author at The Pragmatic Engineer
- **Organizations:** The Pragmatic Engineer, mobile.dev (advisor)
- **From:** Hungary
- **Nationality:** Hungarian
- **Education:** Technical Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
- **Known for:** #1 technology newsletter on Substack with 1M+ readers, Amazon #1 Best Seller with 'The Software Engineer's Guidebook' (40,000+ copies sold), Podcast crossed 10 million downloads in its first full year

## Career timeline

- **2009-2010** — Junior Software Engineer at JP Morgan (London/Edinburgh)
- **2010-2013** — Software Engineer at Skype / Microsoft (UK)
- **2012-2014** — Software Engineer at Skyscanner (UK)
- **2013-2015** — Software Engineer / PM at Microsoft - Skype for Xbox One & Skype for Web
- **2015-2021** — Engineering Manager at Uber, Amsterdam - led Uber Money payments infrastructure ($65B+/year, 60+ countries)
- **2019** — Uber IPO - stock awards provided financial runway for future independence
- **2020** — Published 'The Tech Resume Inside Out'
- **2021** — Published 'Building Mobile Apps at Scale'
- **2021** — Left Uber; launched The Pragmatic Engineer on Substack (August 25, 2021)
- **2023** — Published 'The Software Engineer's Guidebook' (Amazon #1 Best Seller)
- **2024** — Launched The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast
- **2025** — Newsletter crossed 1 million subscribers (April 2025); podcast crossed 10M downloads
- **2025** — Hardcover edition of The Software Engineer's Guidebook released
- **2026** — Hosted first Pragmatic Summit (Feb 11, San Francisco, 400 attendees)

## Achievements

- #1 technology newsletter on Substack with 1M+ readers
- Amazon #1 Best Seller with 'The Software Engineer's Guidebook' (40,000+ copies sold)
- Podcast crossed 10 million downloads in its first full year
- $1.5M+ annual revenue from subscriptions alone - zero ads or sponsors
- Built Uber Money payments infrastructure processing $65B+ annually across 60+ countries
- Hosted first Pragmatic Summit (Feb 2026, San Francisco) with 400 top engineers
- Translations of guidebook in German, Korean, and in progress for Japanese, Chinese, Hungarian, Mongolian
- Japanese edition became bestseller at Kinokuniya Shinjuku (Tokyo's largest bookstore)

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Hosted first Pragmatic Summit in San Francisco (400 attendees; 92% of devs use AI coding tools monthly)
- **2026-02** — Now page updated: explicitly not accepting interviews, podcast appearances, mentoring, or coffee chats
- **2025-11** — Hardcover edition of The Software Engineer's Guidebook released; Japanese edition became bestseller at Kinokuniya Shinjuku
- **2025-04** — Newsletter crossed 1 million subscribers
- **2025-12** — Podcast crossed 10 million downloads; 134 newsletters published during 2025

## Links

- Website: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gergelyorosz
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gergelyorosz
- GitHub: https://github.com/gergelyorosz
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pragmaticengineer

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