Re:What does my engineering manager do all day?
by skeeter2020 on Monday September 27, 2021 @10:59PM
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Most technical managers (like myself) come from a development background. I personally have a very strong fear of not having the technical chops to demand specific behaviours & actions; of being illegitimate. My group's staff developer was very close to taking the job that I now have, but decided he wanted to be a technical leader. I do all the stuff that gives him the time to do that.
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Re:What does my engineering manager do all day?
by chitowneats on Monday September 27, 2021 @11:18PM
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Sounds like your team is lucky to have you. I know not all teams are in a good spot in this regard. As you mentioned, not all engineers want to end up in your role. Good managers create the conditions necessary for architect/staff engineer roles, and engineer career growth in general, in addition to achieving business goals.