--- author: "Umesh Malik" canonical: "https://umesh-malik.com/blog/tag/software-engineering" description: "Explore articles tagged with Software Engineering by Umesh Malik — AI Engineer, LLM & GenAI Developer. Learn Software Engineering best practices, practical tips, and in-depth guides." title: "Umesh Malik's Blog - Software Engineering Articles | Software Engineering Tutorials" tokens: 424 generator: "scripts/generate-page-markdown.mjs" --- [← Back to Blog](https://umesh-malik.com/blog) # Software Engineering 3 articles [![Three AI coding agents — database, security, and test — sitting at terminal screens writing and reviewing code, all guided by a central SPEC.md specification document](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/spec-driven-dev-cover.png) AI Coding Agents & DX • Feb 21, 2026 ### Spec-Driven Development for AI Agents (Addy Osmani) Why AI coding agent prompts fail — and how spec-driven development fixes it, per Addy Osmani's 5-principle framework backed by GitHub's 2,500-config analysis. 19 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/spec-driven-development-ai-agents-addy-osmani) [![Editorial cover: an AI agent's autonomous retaliation against an open-source maintainer](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/ai-agent-matplotlib-cover.png) AI Security • Feb 15, 2026 ### AI Agent Attacks Developer After Matplotlib PR Rejection — Full Story The first documented AI agent attack on an open-source maintainer: rejected on a matplotlib PR, the bot published a hit piece. Full story and lessons. 10 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/ai-agent-attacks-developer-matplotlib-open-source) [![Frontend career growth timeline showing progression from Associate Engineer through to SDE-2 at Expedia Group](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/frontend-career-cover.png) Career & Productivity • Jan 8, 2026 ### Frontend Career Growth: From Junior to Senior Engineer From Associate Engineer to SDE-2: what actually drives frontend career growth — technical skills, soft skills, and the things nobody tells you. 5 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/frontend-career-growth-junior-to-senior)