Engineering Team Management

“The practice of software engineering, and its history is, itself, a complex study in humanity, coordination, and communication.”

“Since software project managers have limited ability to evaluate individual developer capability, they should rely on a productive environment and developing talent.”

Niche job boards by domains, technology, roles and area.

List of companies without the kind of CS trivia questions that are associated with bad interview practices.

Cockroach Labs published their process “to create familiarity for candidates and account for bias, resulting in a better candidate experience and hiring decisions.”

A great source of inspiration.

An outline on how to recruit for engineering manager roles.

Questions to ask the company during your interview. Be prepared to answer them as a manager.

Laws, Theories, Principles and Patterns that developers will find useful.

A list of books, web pages, and videos about how to design better organizations, divided into 3 categories: organization and motivation, health and wellness, and software development specific.

Research shows the devastating effect of interrupting developers: 1. 15 min is required to resume work; 2. A programmer get just one uninterrupted 2-hour session in a day; 3. Worst time to interrupt: during edits, searches & comprehension.

Resources on working remotely, including job boards, coworking spaces, and a list of companies embracing the culture.

A reference. All the missing pieces are found below.

Resources, interviews, case studies, sample products & projects, communities, open source tools, free & paid services on product management, for technical people to learn the field.

A satire with a grain of truth, especially the comparison between the basic vs experienced level.

There is no shortage of content on how to measure and communicate objectives.