Vipin Nagpal
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I'm Vipin. I lead engineering teams.
For the past 15 years, I've been building software and the teams that build
software. Currently VP of Engineering at PIMCO, where I work with 400+ engineers.
Before that, I was CTO at Zaapi, scaled a team at Zendesk, and helped a startups
go from zero to their first few million in revenue.
Most of my work these days is figuring out how to make engineering organizations
work well. Not just ship code that actually works well. That means hiring
the right people, building systems that don't fall apart at scale, and creating
environments where good engineers want to stay.
I write here about what I'm learning along the way. AI adoption, team communication,
engineering culture, mostly things I've had to figure out the hard way. Not
frameworks I read in a book, just what's worked (and what hasn't) for the
teams I've been part of.
Hunting for a goodread? Head to my bookshelf .
For questions or feedback, contact me at hi@vipinnagpal.com .
Recent Posts
Beyond the Adoption–Sustaining Quality in AI-Assisted Development
Published: at 08:22 PMAfter 6 months leading GitHub Copilot adoption for 200+ engineers, usage stays at 80% while code quality erodes. How engineering leaders can help sustain quality with high adoptibility of AI tools.
How to Ask for Help and The Cost of Bad Help Requests (Framework Included)
Published: at 03:57 PMWe were losing business because engineers couldn't ask for help. Here's the system we built to fix it—with real examples and implementation steps.
How to Ship Large Initiatives at Tech Companies
Published: at 06:32 PMLearn how to ship cross-team initiatives at large tech companies. A practical framework covering alignment, dependency mapping, and team coordination.