FinTech Leaders: You’re Not Training Your Engineers—You’re Burning Them Out

Engineers Are Expected to Be Everything, But Trained in Nothing

Performance reviews. The quarterly check-in that barely scratches the surface of an engineer’s growth. These reviews don’t account for shifting scopes, changing expectations, or the invisible weight of constant adaptation. Instead, they leave engineers trapped in uncertainty, fearing that each review could be the end of their story—or the beginning of an uphill battle.

And now, companies have a new demand: engineers must become DevOps, QA, security experts, financial product specialists—literally everything. But when they reach out to these respective teams for guidance? Silence. No support. No structured training. Just a vague expectation that they will somehow “figure it out.”

How does this make sense? Communication between teams is nonexistent, yet we expect seamless execution. We demand engineers take on multiple roles but offer no means to grow into them. Then, at the end of the quarter, we ask: “Darling, did you do good?” Without guidance, without support, without a clear path to success.

Nurturing your engineers like a delicate flower, fostering growth and potential with care.

Fear, Disconnection, and a Broken Culture

We are not meant to live in fear.

We are not meant to be disconnected from one another.

Yet, engineers are left to struggle alone. There’s no structured learning, no mentorship, no system to ensure they can succeed in these expanding roles. Instead of fostering collaboration, organizations have normalized radio silence. Engineers ask for help and receive nothing. They are put on a thread that no one responds to. They try to grow but are given no soil, no water—just an expectation to bloom on their own.

Imagine buying a flower and expecting it to water itself. That’s how we treat our engineers.

FinTech Leaders: Train, Mentor, and Invest in Your Engineers

If FinTech companies want sustainable growth, they need to shift focus from exhausting engineers to investing in them. The solution is simple:

• Structured Training in financial products to enhance operational efficiency.

• Practical Experience that differentiates engineers and drives innovation.

• Specialized Mentorship to cultivate knowledge-sharing and expertise development.

At Loose Coupling, we focus on mentoring engineers. We don’t just expect them to become experts overnight—we build their expertise. We invest in their growth so they can embody the next version of themselves.

Are you ready to change how engineers grow in your company? Let’s talk. Let’s have an honest conversation about structured training, mentorship, and real professional development. Grab a coffee with me, and let’s discuss:

1. Structured Training in Financial Products and Its Influence on Operational Efficiency

2. Practical Experience as a Differentiator for Sustainable Growth in FinTechs

3. The Effect of Specialised Mentorship on Financial Product and Process Innovation

Let’s stop the cycle of burnout. Let’s build a future where engineers thrive.

Drop me a message. Let’s chat. Let’s change this industry—together.