Hacker News with Generative AI: Engineering Management

In the trenches: on being an Engineering Manager (digital-horror.com)
This post is a collection of personal reflections from my time working as an EM and similar roles. It’s not meant to be a comprehensive guide but rather a snapshot of the lessons I’ve learned and the challenges I’ve faced. For those looking to transition into leadership, or even for engineers wanting to understand management better, I hope this offers some insight into the realities of the role.

Engineering Management, Leadership, Personal Reflections, Career Advice

82 points by juxhindb 15 days ago | 49 comments

How to Ruin an Engineering Organization (avivbenyosef.com)
Some of the best leaders I’ve worked with told me they’ve spent years observing things in their work. As part of their growth, they were mindful and took notes. Specifically, notes of the kind of “things not to do when I’m in charge.” I realized that I have a few good examples to share. Let’s go over how to lose an engineering org in 10 ways.

Engineering Management, Leadership, Mistakes, Business

13 points by mooreds 120 days ago | 1 comments

A Taxonomy of Tech Debt (2018) (riotgames.com)
Hi there. I’m Bill “LtRandolph” Clark, and I’m the engineering manager for the Champions team on LoL. I’ve worked on several different teams on League over the past years, but one focus has been consistent: I’m obsessed with tech debt. I want to find it, I want to understand it, and where possible, I want to fix it.

Software Development, Technical Debt, Engineering Management

294 points by jakey_bakey 145 days ago | 75 comments

How to manage oncall as an engineering manager? (ycombinator.com)
As a relatively new engineering manager, I oversee a team handling a moderate volume of on-call issues (typically 4-5 per week).

Engineering Management, On-Call, Software Development

68 points by frugal10 153 days ago | 56 comments

What I gave up to become an engineering manager (emdiary.substack.com)
What helped me succeed as an IC isn’t gonna help me succeed as an EM.

Engineering Management, Career Advice, Personal Development

81 points by kiyanwang 165 days ago | 74 comments

Ask HN: How to deal with memory/cognition slowing down as an engineering leader? (ycombinator.com)