Product Engineer - The AI-resilient mindset of tomorrow

"New Year, New Me" is a cliché. But looking at the seismic shifts in our industry, "New Year, New Career Architecture" isn't just a catchy slogan—it’s a survival requirement.

Let’s be real: The market is refactoring itself. The era of the "ticket-moving coder" is facing deprecation. The future belongs to a different breed of builder.

Stories of the Web is back online and as always, is there to help you navigate the tides. 🌊

We are kicking off the year by cutting through the AI hype and getting straight to the signal. No fluff, just the raw reality of how to stay relevant, valuable, and resilient in a shifting landscape.
To do that, we’re bringing in one of the most grounded and craft-oriented voices in the ecosystem. Someone who doesn't just write code, but engineers outcomes.

We are thrilled to host Cătălin Mustață, Technical Lead @ Stripe.
Catalin isn't just watching the wave; he's surfing the edge of it. He represents the shift from "Software Engineer" to "Product Engineer"—the kind of builder who uses technical leverage to solve human problems, not just close Jira tickets.

🎙️ The Talk: Product Engineer — The AI Resilient Mindset for Tomorrow

This isn’t a tutorial on how to use Copilot. This is a deep dive into the psychology and strategy of the modern engineer.

We’re debugging the future:
🧠 The Mindset Shift: Why technical excellence is now the baseline, and product intuition is the differentiator.
🛡️ AI Resilience: How to stop fearing the AI replacement and start acting as the architect who directs it and its impact.
🧱 From Output to Outcome: Moving away from "lines of code" as a metric and towards "value shipped."
👀 Real Talk: What it actually takes to operate at a "Staff+" level in high-stakes environments like Stripe.

🚀 Who needs to be in the room?

• Engineers who feel the heat of AI and want to future-proof their career stack.
• Tech Leads & EMs trying to guide their teams through the "identity crisis" of modern development.
• Founders looking to understand what a "10x Engineer" actually looks like in 2026.

📅 SAVE THE DATE:
Thursday, January 29th, 18:30
📍 One Cotroceni Building C – 11th Floor
Str. Sergent Nuțu Ion 44, București
📝 Small agenda:

• 18:30 → 19:00 — Welcome, networking & food
• 19:00 → 20:00 — Live session with Catalin
• 20:00 → 20:30 — Q&A, deep dives & curiosities

Attendance is free, but seats are limited and security requires pre-registration.
👉 Please make sure to provide your full name and email address so we can add you to the building's access list.

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💬 The market is compiling a new version of the tech industry. You can either run on legacy code or upgrade your mindset. Come hang out with the builders who are choosing the upgrade.