Remove Games Remove Leadership Remove Part-Time VPE Remove Weak Development Team
article thumbnail

An Engineering Manager’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities)

Honeycomb

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.

article thumbnail

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. Welcome, Monica! I never looked back.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Rise of the Resilient Manager with Lara Hogan

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Lara Hogan discuss what it means to be a resilient manager. Announcer: Welcome to the Programming Leadership podcast where we help great coders become skilled leaders and build happy, high performing software teams. Episode 33. ??Are Are you a resilient manager?

article thumbnail

Investing in Career Growth & Team Development – Advice From 3 Engineering Leaders

Gitprime

As engineering managers and leaders, our job of course is to help our teams deliver value to the organization and its customers. Yet from a higher level, our role is to ensure that both engineers and teams continue to grow and develop. People need to grow and develop skills in order to move within the framework.

article thumbnail

On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 2: Doing the Job

Honeycomb

Charity once said an off-hand sentence that became a mantra for my transition into the VP of Engineering role: “Directors run the company.” Cross-team interactions felt fraught; focus was constantly shifting; nobody was ever sure what bar we were being measured against.

article thumbnail

From Engineer to Executive: An Interview with Eric Muntz of MailChimp

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

If you’ve ever wondered about what it could look like to go from being an engineer to the senior executive level of your company, you won’t want to miss this episode. This week on the Programming Leadership podcast, Marcus interviews Eric Muntz, the Senior Vice President of Engineering at MailChimp. Transcript. What a guy.