The Engineering Manager: Who It's For and Who Sponsors It

Covers: Engineering leadership strategies, hiring practices, team autonomy, incident management, organizational culture, and decision making in tech teams.
For: Current and aspiring software engineering managers and tech leaders.
Best for: Engineering managers seeking practical frameworks to lead teams and manage projects effectively.
Skip if: Individual software developers with no interest in management or leadership responsibilities.

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Only hire when it hurts: Explains why teams should maintain leanness and assign projects to named individual contributors.
Nobody needs a human router: Examines how engineering managers must move beyond simply routing information across company levels.
Code Yellow, Code Red: Discusses managing infrastructure degradation, recurring service outages, and customer communication under pressure.

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