From programming to management

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1. From programming to management Nikolay Stoitsev Engineering Manager @ Halo DX
2. How to become a manager? Sr. Software Engineer
3. How to become a manager? Sr. Software Engineer Expert
4. How to become a manager? Sr. Software Engineer Tech Lead Expert
5. How to become a manager? Sr. Software Engineer Tech Lead EM Expert
6. What do managers do?
7. • Leadership • Run 1:1 • Give Feedback • Mentoring • Coaching • Motivation • Performance Management • Managing personal crisis • Delegation • Effective communication • Servant leadership • Conflict resolution • Team structure • Quality • Onboarding • Diversity and inclusion • Hiring • Delivery • Agile, Project Management • Vision • Mission • Strategy • KPI • Conflict Resolution • Risk Management • Stakeholder management • Empathy • Culture • Alignment • Promotions • Budgeting • Build vs Buy • Managing up • Release management • Incident management • Compensation • Termination • Team building
8. Onboarding Giving effective feedback Mentoring Coaching 1:1s Delegation Motivation Performance management Managing People
9. Leadership Culture & Values Vision & Mission Conflict Resolution Making Decisions Hiring Team Structure Processes Diversity and Inclusion Risk Management Managing Teams
10. Budgets PTOs Preparing offers Promotions Admin Work
11. And you need to be technical
12. It’s a different profession
13. Good Engineer Good Manager
14. Do you want to become a manager?
15. You don’t need to be a manager to grow Intern Software Engineer Software Engineer II Sr. Software Engineer Engineering Manager Staff Software Engineer Director Principle Engineer VP Individual Contributor (IC) Ladder
16. Simple Test https://medium.com/hackernoon/a-voight-kampff-test-for-identi fying-engineering-managers-bb8512c70857
17. Do you care more about people or technology? … EM IC Tech Lead
18. What is the career path of a manager?
19. Management Growth https://medium.com/swlh/a-hierarchy-model-for-leadership-development-cee911071e4a Leading yourself Leading a team Leading a large team Leading an organisation Leading the company
20. Manager Ladder EM EM Sr. EM Director VP CTO Director VP Sr. EM
21. Leading managers Growing managers Long-term strategy Org Structure Broad communication Skip level 1:1 Bigger Budget Planning Manager of Managers (MoM)
22. ~100% MoM ~75% MoM ~25% MoM VP Eng Director of Eng Sr. Eng Manager ~0% MoM Eng Manager
23. Director of Engineering • Leads multiple big teams • Leads long term technical and business solutions across the teams • Able to create high performing team of Sr EMs or EMs
24. Vice President of Engineering • Leads teams across multiple domains each with their unique processes, priorities, and modes of operation • Charts the future of the company • The job is no longer the “what”
25. Chief Technical Officer • Very different in every company • Aligns the engineering organisation with the rest of the orgs • Able to create high performing team of VPs • Responsible for all things tech
26. Lessons Learned
27. 0. It’s a new role with different skills
28. 1. Be proactive about finding risks and managing them
29. 2. Management is different in every org so make sure you know what it means in yours
30. 3. Find good mentors
31. 4. Build book knowledge
32. 5. Regularly ask for feedback
33. How to start the journey early on
34. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change - Camille Fournier
35. https://leadingsnowflakes.com/
36. Challenge your teammates Mentorship Effective Communication … you pick yours… Start Practicing
37. Thank you! Q&A Nikolay Stoitsev Engineering Manager at Halo DX Photos by Christina Morillo, Kelly L, Julia Larson, Andrea Piacquadio, RODNAE Productions, fauxels, S Migaj from Pexels