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

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: 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“ @mrgergelyorosz RESOURCES James Gergely 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: 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 • James Stanier • Effective Remote Work • Gergely Orosz • The Software Engineer’s Guidebook • Gergely Orosz • Building Mobile Apps at Scale • David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • William B. Irvine • A Guide to the Good Life • #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 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.