Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager • James Stanier & Gergely Orosz • GOTO 2023

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/289 James Stanier - Director of Engineering at Shopify & Author of "Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager" @jstanier Gergely Orosz - Writing The Pragmatic Engineer & Author of "The Software Engineer's Guidebook" @pragmaticengineer RESOURCES James https://twitter.com/jstanier https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstanier https://github.com/jstanier https://www.theengineeringmanager.com https://www.theengineeringmanager.com/management-101/contracting Gergely https://twitter.com/gergelyorosz https://www.linkedin.com/in/gergelyorosz https://www.pragmaticengineer.com https://github.com/gergelyorosz DESCRIPTION Software startups make global headlines every day. As technology companies succeed and grow, so do their engineering departments. In your career, you’ll may suddenly get the opportunity to lead teams: to become a manager. But this is often uncharted territory. How do you decide whether this career move is right for you? And if you do, what do you need to learn to succeed? Where do you start? How do you know that you’re doing it right? What does “it” even mean? And isn’t management a dirty word? This book will share the secrets you need to know to manage engineers successfully. * Book description: © Pragmatic Programmers: https://pragprog.com/titles/jsengman/become-an-effective-software-engineering-manager TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:39 The real stories behind the book 12:35 Journey to become an engineering manager 15:13 Prescriptions vs tools: Why this book is different 23:05 Getting into management: How to make it happen 27:54 Trends in engineering management 36:18 3 Must-have tools in management 43:41 Book recommendations 44:54 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS James Stanier • Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager • https://amzn.to/3vHrx1E James Stanier • Effective Remote Work • https://amzn.to/499Kqcd Gergely Orosz • The Software Engineer's Guidebook • https://amzn.to/490DPR2 Gergely Orosz • Building Mobile Apps at Scale • https://amzn.to/496Ho8A David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • https://amzn.to/3GI468M William B. Irvine • A Guide to the Good Life • https://amzn.to/3SIgSx2 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #TechLead #TechLeadership #Management #PragmaticProgrammers #PragmaticEngineer #SoftwareEngineering #EngineeringManager #Leadership #Delegation #JamesStanier #GergelyOrosz #BookClub Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1