Whether you’re a new or experienced engineering manager, here are some essential practical, technical, and interpersonal tools to have in your arsenal.
Many software engineers are reluctant to move into management because they lament the loss of being technical. As an engineering manager who started out as a software developer, I often miss the single-minded focus of heads-down coding and getting lost in a particularly gnarly logic problem.
Today, I lean back on a more structured approach to problem-solving which allows me to apply logic to the challenges I face in my role as an engineering manager.