How to hire an engineering manager

Why it matters to look internally first.

So, you need an engineering manager. Maybe what you need is to replace a departing manager – someone who is leaving the company, being promoted, or going back to hands-on individual contributor (IC) work. Maybe your team has gotten too large and unwieldy and is ready to split in two, amoeba-like, or you’re on the verge of hiring a few more people and spinning off another team. Maybe you are a baby startup and this engineering manager will be your first formal structure, or maybe something else entirely.

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