The emerging concept of Product Engineers is explored in a BONUS episode featuring Anton Zaides, Rafa Paez, and Max Piechota.
Software engineers are transitioning into product engineers who combine technical skills with product thinking and customer empathy.
Product Engineers focus on understanding business reasons for features, product metrics, and taking ownership of outcomes.
Anton Zaides challenges the traditional separation between engineers and product decisions in his article 'Product Management is broken, a change is coming'.
Max Piechota advocates for aligning developer incentives with product outcomes to measure true value delivered to customers.
Practical ways to foster the shift to product engineering include exposure to product-oriented colleagues and building business literacy.
Engineers are encouraged to understand underlying problems, align technical decisions with financial outcomes, and focus on customer-facing metrics.
The Global Agile Summit 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia, is highlighted as an event to connect with Agile leaders and learn practical strategies for impact.
Anton Zaides, Rafa Paez, and Max Piechota are experts bridging the gap between technical execution and product vision in the field of product engineering.
Their work emphasizes the importance of engineers embracing product thinking and business understanding alongside technical skills.