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Tech Leadership books

Apiumhub

This unique mix of senior engineer plus agile manager doesn’t come easy or naturally for anyone. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal. This book is ideal whether you’re a new manager, a mentor, or a more experienced leader looking for fresh advice.

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Incident Review: Meta-Review, August 2020

Honeycomb

Our on-call engineer became aware of the issue when he was paged by an SLO burn alert. 8/3 – Query engine lambda startup failures : A code change was merged that prevented the lambda-based portion of our query engine from starting. DNS lookups in this availability zone failed or were delayed.

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The Unvarnished Truth of being a Woman in Tech

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In our fifth episode of Breaking 404 , we caught up with Monica Bajaj, Senior Director of Engineering, Workday to hear out the different biases that exist in tech roles across organizations and how difficult it can get for a woman to reach a senior position, especially in tech. Today women make up only 20% of engineering graduates.

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Bjorn Freeman-Benson: Three Challenges of Distributed Teams

James Shore

Bjorn is an experienced software leader. Bjorn described three challenges for distributed teams: the n+1 management problem, the junior people problem, and the friction of communication problem. The N+1 Management Problem. “For an engineering manager role, you have to hire people with director-level skills.”

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Bjorn Freeman-Benson: Three Challenges of Distributed Teams

James Shore

Bjorn is an experienced software leader. Bjorn described three challenges for distributed teams: the n+1 management problem, the junior people problem, and the friction of communication problem. The N+1 Management Problem. “For an engineering manager role, you have to hire people with director-level skills.”

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How Buffer.com Develops Engineering Leadership Skills From Day 1 With Katie Womersley

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

There is an inherent difference between leaders and managers that is often overlooked. While most think that leaders are “born,” Katie Womersley, VP of Engineering at Buffer, disagrees. Katie’s favorite resources on leadership & management. Buffer.com’s Engineering Career Framework. Episode 11. Transcript.

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Lessons Learned on the Path to Managing with Amy Phillips and Aaron Randall

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

In this episode, we’re talking to Amy Phillips and Aaron Randall (CTO of Songkick) about the path from programmer to manager. Announcer: Welcome to the Programming Leadership Podcast where we help great coders become skilled leaders, and build happy high performing software teams. Episode 15. Show Notes. Transcript.