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

Articles

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

Packets & Python

Nov 17, 2025

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24 min read

Chapter 27: Managing Python Projects with Poetry — Part 3

Elevate your network automation development environment by adopting these software-focused cultural practices.

Leonardo Furtado

Packets & Python

Nov 10, 2025

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5 min read

Chapter 26: Managing Python Projects with Poetry — Part 2

Bring consistency, clarity, and operational safety to your network automation code.

Leonardo Furtado

Packets & Python

Nov 3, 2025

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22 min read

Chapter 25: Managing Python Projects with Poetry — Part 1

Bring consistency, clarity, and operational safety to your network automation code.

Leonardo Furtado

Packets & Python

Oct 27, 2025

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5 min read

Chapter 24: Foundation Before Features — Pyenv, Poetry, and Venv, Part 2

Treat Python versions, virtual environments, and dependencies as infrastructure: predictable, auditable, and production-safe.

Leonardo Furtado

Network Automation

Oct 25, 2025

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35 min read

The Hero Trap: How Network Engineering Myths Undermine Scale, Velocity, and Sanity

How dependence on network heroes leads to technical debt and operational and business risks

Leonardo Furtado

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