The reality of being a director of engineering

7 minutes

Being a director means juggling business impact, influence, and engineering manager growth. How can you do it all successfully?

During a recent skip level with a senior engineer, I received the question, “What does your day-to-day actually look like?” As a director of engineering, my role is somewhat nebulous to the individual contributors (ICs) in my organization. They see me during an all-hands or on Slack, but unlike their manager, I’m not visible every day. 

In my days of being a manager, I was still in the thick of it, handling standup, fixing bugs, and providing input on software design.

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