# Business Sense for Engineers: The Missing Half of Product Sense

DevFeed: [Business Sense for Engineers: The Missing Half of Product Sense](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/business-sense-for-engineers-the-missing-half-of-product-sense-37410.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.pathtostaff.com/p/business-sense-for-engineers-the>)

Author: Sidwyn Koh

Published: 2026-04-25T13:16:11Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Path to Staff](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/path-to-staff.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [product-sense](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-sense.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that engineers need business sense in addition to product sense to reach Staff-level impact. It explains that understanding business models, priorities, competition, and relevant metrics helps engineers identify important problems and take greater ownership of product development, especially as AI enables faster building and shipping.

## Source excerpt

Engineers who understand business sense create the most leverage