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Tackling large user traffic with Ajay Sampat, Sr. Engineering Manager, Lyft

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In our first episode of Breaking 404 , a podcast bringing to you stories and unconventional wisdom from engineering leaders of top global organizations around the globe, we caught up with Ajay Sampat , Sr. Engineering Manager, Lyft to understand the challenges that engineering teams across domains face while tackling large user traffic.

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Greeks to Geeks: What Plato Says About Bettering Your Team Culture

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Two and a half millennia later, we were now using the ancient basis for illness to describe employee personalities, and what we could do to better team culture in the workplace. Also, read: Keeping Culture Alive: What Recruiters Can Do While Hiring Remotely. That’s good information. Now how does it help people managers exactly?

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How engineering managers can effectively support engineers, teams, and organizations

CircleCI

The typical job description for many engineering manager roles is action-packed. It is a mix of hands-on coding, technical leadership and decision making, process and project management, product oversight, people management, finding and hiring talent … the list goes on. What do engineers need to thrive at work?

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The value of blameless culture — from IC to C-Suite

CircleCI

This Continuous Improvement starts with one important company value: a blameless culture. Our blameless culture extends into every part of how we operate. It allows us to build trust among our different engineering teams, and it’s crucial to how we approach incidents, learn from them, and prevent them from happening again.

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#ClouderaLife Allyship April Q&A with Antoine Burrell

Cloudera

This month is Allyship April—a time dedicated to deepening our understanding of allyship and its profound impact on fostering inclusive cultures. I gain valuable insights that inform my actions and advocacy efforts by prioritizing listening. Why do you think allyship is vital in the workplace?

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Exploring the transition from Developer to Engineering Manager

Seerene

Having begun as an Engineer with my company, Seerene, I transitioned from this role to a position as Engineering Manager some two months ago. Just as any individual would when they’re about to start in a new position, I started familiarising myself with blog posts and other literature written by seasoned managers.

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Introducing Engineering Management to a Growing Organization

Gitprime

Having someone dedicated to management, Nightingale says, is the difference between a group of individuals and a team that’s unified in their efforts. Good engineering managers are also connecting individuals with new challenges,” he says. Culture is set at the line manager level. Hiring for culture fit.