James Shore

APRIL 27, 2024

Enough that I don’t do any coding myself, and the managers that report to me don’t have time to do much either.) What I’m really doing is changing the engineering culture at OpenSesame. Culture doesn’t change easily. Associate Software Engineers Associate Software Engineer 1s are at the start of their career.

Software Engineering 75

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Honeycomb

JULY 12, 2023

I was curious about moving up the engineering management ladder eventually, but I assumed a VP opportunity would be out of reach for a long time, if ever. Camille Fournier’s The Manager’s Path is one good exception to this. The post On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 1: The Path to VP appeared first on Honeycomb.

Part-Time VPE 98

Part-Time VPE Engineering B2C Technical Review 98

Honeycomb

JULY 14, 2023

I assumed being a VP would require the same amount of slack as my past engineering manager and director roles, but in practice I’ve found that it really helps to leave even more slack time. I not only need to show up to conversations with emotional energy; I need to be able to do strategic thinking and provide directional clarity.

Part-Time VPE 98

Part-Time VPE Engineering Weak Development Team Energy 98