Engineering manager role explained

Engineering manager role explained

Introduction

The goal of this page is to provide bite-sized materials for Engineers who are interested in the Engineering Manager role.

An IC’s guide to managerial work

A short article about What does your manager do all day? What would it mean to become one?.

Videos

In the videos below different team members explained intricacies of the EM role, specifically from the perspective of the Engineer and transitioning from the Individual Contributor track to the Management track.

All videos are also available in the audio format here.

Michelle

Jarka

Brandon

Nicolas - Transitioning from EM to IC


Work Of A Manager
TOC The what and the why What does your manager do all day? What would it mean to become one? This document is about the what (and a bit about the why). It would take an entirely different - and much longer - conversation to talk about how to do each of these things well. The summary: a manager’s job is to build an organization that performs well, efficiently, and sustainably.
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