Why the Best Engineers Get Overlooked
(and How to Fix It)
A conversation about making your engineering work more visible.
Watch the conversation More on YouTubeI am
Jatto
Abdul.
Engineer. Entrepreneur. Mentor. Author.
I build software, share ideas, and mentor young people navigating career, character, and faith, so they can grow without losing themselves.
I’m growing,
too.
In what I build. In how I lead. In what I believe. I’m learning how to pursue my ambitions without leaving my foundations behind.
When a lesson helps me see more clearly, I share it through writing, speaking, and the work I put into the world. My hope is that it helps someone coming after me find their own next step.
A little more about meStill learning.
Sharing as I go.
Explore my talks I believe young people can build meaningful careers, companies, and influence without trading away who they are.
You can hold your faith and ambition in the same hands. Start before you feel ready. Stay close to God. Stay true to yourself.
This is the life I’m building in public, and you’re welcome to grow with me.
Ideas take shape
in the work.
Sometimes that means building software. Sometimes it means putting a difficult lesson into words.
Here are a few things I’ve made and shared, and what I hope they make possible for others.
Something I’m building
Less searching.
More learning.
Discova
Useful engineering ideas are scattered across feeds, articles, and saved links. I built Discova to bring them into a calmer reading and discovery flow.
A product for turning scattered links into something you can learn from.
Explore the projectSomething I’ve learned
Put it into words.
See it more clearly.
Writing makes me confront what I understand, and what I only think I do. Sharing it gives someone else a place to begin.
Why I write as an engineer
(and you probably should too)
Some conversations
need a voice.
Writing helps me find the words. Speaking lets me bring them into a conversation, through talks, videos, and the questions we explore together.
Why the Best Engineers Get Overlooked
Find your footing.
Take your next step.
I share what I’m learning for young people finding their way through career, character, and faith.
Sometimes a useful idea is enough to get started. Sometimes you need a conversation with someone who will listen.
Through videos, social posts, and conversations, I want to help you find a next step that feels true to who you are.
A few words from people
along the way.
From colleagues and team leads
“Beyond his technical skills, Jatto was a fantastic team player and mentor. I highly recommend Jatto to any team looking for a brilliant and reliable Engineer.”
Ngozi EStaff Software Engineer @ McKinsey & Company
LinkedIn recommendation · excerpt
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I had the pleasure of working with Jatto for over six months on an e-commerce project where he excelled as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Ruby on Rails and React. Jatto's expertise and problem-solving skills were instrumental in our project's success. His ability to seamlessly handle backend and frontend tasks ensured a smooth user experience.
Beyond his technical skills, Jatto was a fantastic team player and mentor. I highly recommend Jatto to any team looking for a brilliant and reliable Engineer.
Keep becoming.
Stay rooted.
What are you
working toward?
A career move. An idea you want to build. A question about faith, ambition, or what comes next.
I’d like to hear where you are and what you’re figuring out.
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