The Routing Intent by
Leonardo Furtado

Where network engineering meets clarity, scale, and purpose.

Real network engineering, deep insights, and the career momentum you’ve been looking for!

Featured

May 31, 2025

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4 min read

Why I Created The Routing Intent

We don’t need more tutorials. We need better engineers. Here's how I plan to help.

Leonardo Furtado

Next Hop Ireland

Aug 3, 2025

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5 min read

This is How I’m Giving Back to Ireland (and You Can Be Part of It)

A new way to grow talent, build community, and transform lives

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

Jul 21, 2025

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24 min read

Your Network Is Not a Toilet: Stop Flushing Infrastructure Expertise

We’ve abstracted the pipes, fired the plumbers, and now we wonder why the cloud stinks. This is your warning.

Leonardo Furtado

Architecture and Design

Jul 2, 2025

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32 min read

The Wet Backbone: Why Cloud Infrastructure Depends on Subsea Cables

Look down, not up! The Cloud rides on subsea cables

Leonardo Furtado

Careers at FAANG

Dec 1, 2025

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21 min read

Build Systems, Not Sleep-Deprived Heroes: Inside an Autonomous Remediation Pipeline

If your network still relies on people to fix the same faults over and over, it’s not resilient. It’s fragile. Here’s how we changed that.

Leonardo Furtado

Architecture and Design

Sep 8, 2025

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24 min read

When $100 Million Cloud Bills Make Sense

Not all expensive cloud bills are bad, and not all cheap ones are smart. Learn how to interpret cloud cost through the lens of architecture, performance, and business alignment.

Leonardo Furtado

Articles

Architecture and Design

Feb 2, 2026

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26 min read

House of Quality for Networks: Turning Requirements into Real Architectures – Part 1

A requirements-first approach to choosing routers, firewalls, fabrics, and services that actually fit your network.

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

Jan 26, 2026

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14 min read

Onboarding Isn’t Admin Work

How those first 90 days can make—or quietly break—your engineering career

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

Jan 19, 2026

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20 min read

Stop Laughing at AI: How It’s Actually Coming for Network Jobs (and What to Do About It)

Myths, real risks, and practical ways to use AI instead of being replaced by it.

Leonardo Furtado

Architecture and Design

Jan 16, 2026

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19 min read

When BGP Grows Up

Convergence, MRAI, and control-plane redesign at hyperscale

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

Jan 12, 2026

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15 min read

Engineering Blindfolded

How serious engineers frame problems before choosing tools

Leonardo Furtado

Career Growth

Jan 5, 2026

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9 min read

Before You Clap Back: Curiosity as a Career Strategy

Empirical and tacit knowledge vs. new ideas, and don’t let your experience trap you

Leonardo Furtado

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