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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How to Build a Software Engineering Portfolio

A software engineering portfolio is one of those things where the conventional advice (“just build projects and put them on GitHub”) is…

Jul 16, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

What Is a Full Stack Engineer and Is It Worth It?

The full stack engineer title gets used loosely. Some companies mean it literally, others use it to describe a senior engineer who leans…

Jul 13, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Software Engineer Salary Negotiation Guide

Most software engineers are bad at negotiating their salary. Not because they lack leverage, but because nobody ever taught them how the…

Jul 11, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

AI Startup vs Big Tech: A Software Engineer’s Guide

Choosing between an AI startup and a big tech company is one of the more consequential decisions a software engineer can make, and most of…

Jul 09, 2026 · 6 min read · 50 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Software Engineer Interview Process at AI Startups

The software engineer interview process at an AI startup isn’t the same as what you’d experience at Google or Microsoft. It’s faster, less…

Jul 06, 2026 · 6 min read · 89 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How to Get a Job at an AI Startup

Getting a job at an AI startup is different from landing a role at a big tech company. The process moves faster, the bar is more specific…

Jun 29, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Your portfolio site is a work sample, not a brochure

I’ve reviewed a lot of engineer portfolios, and most of them blur together. Hero section, a tagline about being passionate about clean…

Jun 26, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

What hiring managers do when they open your GitHub

Get to a phone screen for an engineering job and there’s a good chance someone’s already pulled up your GitHub. They’re looking for a fast…

Jun 24, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How to get recruiters to find you on LinkedIn without becoming an influencer

Most engineers have a complicated relationship with LinkedIn. The feed is full of motivational threads and humble-brags, the “I’m thrilled…

Jun 23, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How to quantify your impact as a software engineer

Ask an engineer what they did last quarter and you’ll get a clear answer. Ask them to put it on a resume and it turns into “worked on the…

Jun 19, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How to optimize your LinkedIn profile as a software engineer

A lot of engineers treat LinkedIn like a chore they update once a year when they’re job hunting. Then they wonder why recruiters never…

Jun 18, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How to write a software engineer resume that gets you interviews

Most resumes get a few seconds before someone decides to keep reading or set it aside. For software engineers that’s a real problem…

Jun 16, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

What AI Tools Are Engineers Using?

Every few months someone publishes a new roundup of the best AI tools for developers. They all list the same tools, describe the same…

Jun 12, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How Interviewers Evaluate Engineers

There’s plenty of interview advice out there. Talk through your thinking. Ask clarifying questions. Don’t just jump to code. Write clean…

Jun 10, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Kumospace

Why We Stopped Running Webinars and What We Do Instead

Somewhere around 2022 our team had a conversation about whether our virtual events were actually doing anything. We were running webinars…

Jun 10, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #meeting-productivity #remote-work-tools #business-template

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

The Interview Question Engineers Forget to Ask

Most interview prep is about passing the technical screen. Get through LeetCode. Nail system design. Come ready with STAR stories. All…

Jun 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Kumospace

What We Learned About Running Campaign Kickoffs Remotely

When our marketing team went fully remote, the campaign kickoff was one of the first things that broke in ways we didn’t expect. We kept…

Jun 08, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #meeting-productivity #remote-work-tools #business-template

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

What AI Startups Look for in New Grad Hires

A few years ago, the question for new CS grads was simple: big company or startup? Big company meant stability, training, and a name that…

Jun 05, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Kumospace

Why Your Remote Team Feels Like a Bunch of Contractors

You know the feeling. You’ve been at a fully remote company for two years. You like the people. The work is interesting. But if someone…

Jun 05, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #meeting-productivity #remote-work-tools #business-template

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SA Sammi Cox · Kumospace

Remote Work Culture Is Broken. Here’s What’s Actually Missing.

Remote work adoption moved fast, but the cultural infrastructure to support it didn’t keep up.

Jun 03, 2026 · 5 min read · 5 claps #meeting-productivity #remote-work-tools #business-template

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Why AI Startups Are Skipping the Experience Filter

Hiring has a years-of-experience problem. It’s been there for a while, but it’s getting harder to ignore in AI.

Jun 03, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Why New Grads Have an Advantage in the Tech Job Market

There’s a moment in most CS programs around junior year when someone older pulls you aside and explains how hiring works. Graduate, spend…

Jun 01, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Kumospace

The Scheduled Meeting Is a Design Failure

There’s a version of remote work that most teams are still stuck in, and it looks like this: a calendar completely blocked out with…

Jun 01, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #meeting-productivity #remote-work-tools #business-template

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

9,000 ML Jobs Are Open in SF. Why Can’t Engineers Get Hired?

If you walk through SoMa on any given Tuesday morning, you’ll pass at least two new AI startups that didn’t exist six months ago. The…

May 30, 2026 · 6 min read · 10 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Why So Many SF Engineers Are Leaving Big Tech for 15-Person AI Startups

A friend of mine left a senior role at a well-known public tech company last fall to join an AI startup in Hayes Valley. Thirteen people…

May 27, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

The Reference Check Question That Tells You More Than Any Interview

Reference checks are the most underused tool in recruiting. Most companies treat them as a formality, something you do after you’ve already…

May 22, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How to Spot Candidate Fraud Before It Costs You a Bad Hire

Candidate fraud used to mean a padded resume or an inflated job title. Today, the problem has evolved into something harder to detect and…

May 20, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Why Your Startup Can’t Hire Engineers

The engineering hiring market in 2026 is two markets pretending to be one. Senior engineers with AI fluency are getting snapped up in under…

May 18, 2026 · 5 min read · 60 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

What Hiring Managers Look for in Engineering Interviews

If you’re preparing for engineering interviews right now, there’s a good chance you’re grinding LeetCode problems and reviewing system…

May 15, 2026 · 4 min read · 101 claps #programming #software-engineering #artificial-intelligence

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

You’re Not ‘Just’ a Meta Engineer Anymore. Here’s Your New Advantage.

Right now, you’re probably feeling like you lost something.

Oct 31, 2025 · 9 min read · 5 claps #machine-learning #ai #software-engineering

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Why Meta’s Best Engineers Are Using AI to Interview

600 Meta engineers just got laid off. If you’re one of them, you’re facing a choice:

Oct 29, 2025 · 5 min read · 0 claps #machine-learning #ai #software-engineering

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

600 Meta Engineers Just Got Laid Off. Here’s How to Land Your Next Role in 30 Days

On October 22nd, Meta announced that they are cutting 600 engineers within its AI division. If you’re reading this, you might be one of…

Oct 27, 2025 · 10 min read · 15 claps #machine-learning #ai #software-engineering

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

How Software Engineering Practices Can Save Your AI Projects

Three months ago, a recommendation model at a major e-commerce company started suggesting winter coats to customers in July. The bug went…

Oct 24, 2025 · 9 min read · 16 claps #machine-learning #ai #software-engineering

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

What Companies Look for in ML Engineers vs. What Bootcamps Teach

I spent last month reviewing resumes for ML engineer positions at Fonzi AI. Out of 200 applicants, here's what I saw

Oct 22, 2025 · 7 min read · 0 claps #machine-learning #ai #software-engineering

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

Why Most ML Models Never Make It

There’s a dirty secret in machine learning that nobody likes to talk about: most ML models never see the light of day.

Oct 20, 2025 · 5 min read · 0 claps #machine-learning #ai #software-engineering

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SA Sammi Cox · Fonzi AI

The Real Reasons Top Engineers Leave Big Tech

After vetting senior engineers from FAANG companies at Fonzi, I’ve noticed a few things. When candidates first reach out, they always lead…

Oct 17, 2025 · 13 min read · 1 claps #machine-learning #ai #software-engineering