Why subscribe?

Scaling an engineering organisation is rarely about writing more code. It is about designing the systems, incentives, and structures that allow teams to move in the same direction without grinding to a halt.

Nacho Lara explores the messy middle of engineering leadership, the gap between writing code and boardroom strategy.

Who is this for?

Engineering Managers, Heads of Engineering, and Directors in scale-ups and beyond who want to move beyond tactical management and solve systemic problems.

About the author

I am a Senior Engineering Leader currently managing ~30 engineers across 4 teams in a high-growth scale-up.

Previously, I spent 9 years at Just Eat, leading teams through the transition from fast-growing scale-up to global enterprise (12,000+ employees). I write from the intersection of these two worlds: bringing enterprise-grade stability to the chaos of the scale-up.

I focus on:

• Organisational design: Structuring teams for flow

• Incentives: Why teams behave the way they do

• Strategy: Connecting execution to business risk

The cadence

I value signal over noise. You will receive one note per month.