A critical system crashes. Deadlines vanish. The war room lights up. What unfolds isn’t just a software incident — it’s a spectacular unraveling of egos, secrets, and silent vendettas.
In this sharply observed and darkly funny novel, Maneesh Chaturvedi dives into the inner lives of a tech team in meltdown. From a power-drunk VP who can’t code to a love-struck developer building more fantasy than features, Houston, We Have a Problem dissects the chaos behind the commit history.
Hilarious, honest, and eerily familiar to anyone who’s ever sat through a postmortem, this book is what happens when the real failure isn’t in the code — it’s in the culture.
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Maneesh Chaturvedi
Maneesh Chaturvedi is a software developer by profession and a storyteller by accident. With years spent navigating the absurdities of the tech industry — from late-night production issues to PowerPoint-driven leadership — he brings a keen eye for workplace satire and a deep empathy for those trapped inside it.
When he’s not wrangling code or characters, Maneesh explores the edges of software design, software craftsmanship, and developer culture. Houston, We Have a Problem is his debut novel: a fictional postmortem of a very real reality.
He lives in India, prefers bug reports over status updates, and thinks Slack channels should come with a health warning.
