Honeycomb
AUGUST 19, 2022
There was fresh momentum around the idea that engineering ICs should be able to progress up a dedicated technical career ladder—one that didn’t top out where management levels began, or push ICs on an up-or-out path into management. These constraints incentivized managers to think hard about how to retain and grow their best senior engineers.
Altexsoft
MARCH 23, 2020
CTO vs CIO vs VP of Engineering vs Technical director. They are often confused with CIOs, VPs of Engineering, or Technical Directors. VP of Engineering – tech team management. If CTO is an enthusiast, then VP of Engineering is a great manager. People management tasks. Allocate tasks.
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Gitprime
JUNE 11, 2019
Taking on an engineering leadership role can be disorienting for fresh recruits from the engineering ranks and seasoned veterans alike. Hogan spent more than a decade leveling up engineering organizations and growing leaders at companies like Etsy (as an Engineering Director) and Kickstarter (as VP of Engineering).
Honeycomb
JULY 14, 2023
Charity once said an off-hand sentence that became a mantra for my transition into the VP of Engineering role: “Directors run the company.” Being a good VP requires not getting lost in the weeds and risking losing sight of the bigger picture, even when it feels like there is a tantalizing opportunity for fast impact.
Gitprime
APRIL 13, 2019
“How do you get from one team, where everybody fits around a conference table, to the Amazon-style or Google-sized organization?” asks Randy Shoup , the VP of Engineering at WeWork. The job is to help to make as productive as possible the existing people in the team,” he says. And also, frankly, to grow the team.
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