Episode
Cheat Codes for Junior Engineers with Kat Excellence
Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman · Oct 30, 2025 · 35 min
This week Scott talks to Kat who shares her tactical wisdom from her blog Katexcellence.io, where she decodes the early-career engineering experience with clarity and wit. From learning to build without motivation, to balancing depth and velocity, to navigating layoffs and early‑career uncertainty, Kat distills lessons from her own journey through Big Tech and beyond. She offers practical…