Managers Club

Interviews and Resources for Engineering Managers and Leaders

  • Interviews
  • Books
  • Resources
Home Archives for engineering manager

Stories from Engineering Managers

Interview with Mallika Rao, Software Engineering Manager at Twitter

January 25, 2021 Leave a Comment

In this interview with Mallika Rao, Software Engineering Manager at Twitter, we discuss challenges, the basics of managing well, hiring, coaching & mentoring new hires, and mountain climbing!

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: engineering manager, WomenInTech

Interview with Lavanya Ramani, Software Development Manager at Amazon

February 10, 2020 2 Comments

In this interview (and podcast), with Lavanya Ramani, Software Development Manager at Amazon, we discuss “detached attachment,” careers (it’s not a race), hiring with LinkedIn Recruiter, how to avoid being distracted by your phone, and more.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, San Francisco, WomenInTech

Gergely Németh, Engineering Manager at Uber

January 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

Originally, I’m from Hungary, where I was the co-founder of RisingStack, a small consulting company, focusing on JavaScript and DevOps. Early on, I took on the responsibilities of the CEO – I’ve always enjoyed helping others grow and succeed, so early on I’ve found joy in it. I’ve been leading RisingStack for a bit over three years – during that time we worked for companies small and big,

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, San Francisco

Interview with Shilpi Sanchetee, Engineering Manager at Slack

October 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

Location: San Francisco 
Current Role: Senior Engineering Manager @ Slack 

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

I was a software engineer for most of my career. At my first job in a small startup, I grew my team from 1 to 20 in 1.5 years in India and San Francisco. My manager at the time strongly believed in my leadership and put me in front of our main customers,

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, San Francisco, WomenInTech

Interview with Federico Soria, Engineering Manager at Airbnb

October 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

In this interview (also available as a podcast), with Federico Soria, Engineering Manager at Airbnb, we discuss inbox zero, diversity and inclusion, hiring strategies in the highly competitive SF Bay Area, and hacking career development.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, Latinx, San Francisco

Interview with Allison McMillan, Engineering Manager, GitHub

September 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Location: Washington, DC
Current Role: Engineering Manager, GitHub

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

I actually have a degree in political science! After college, I worked in nonprofit management for a while managing an organization working with college students. There were a lot of things that I loved about management. It’s great to watch people grow and learn and help them develop skills they’ll use for the rest of their lives.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, Washington DC, WomenInTech

Interview with Karen Cohen, Engineering Manager and Product Architect at Wix.com

May 13, 2019 Leave a Comment

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Current Role: Engineering Manager and Product Architect at Wix.com

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

My first encounter with management was at age 21, working as an officer and software developer in the Israeli army. I led a team of developers who worked on multiple applications I had little to no knowledge about. To lead the team well, I had to find ways to provide value and gain their trust despite not being an expert in their focus areas.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, israel, WomenInTech

Interview with Jeba Singh Emmanuel, Engineering Manager at Linkedin

May 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

Location: Sunnyvale, California
Current Role: Engineering Manager at LinkedIn

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

My transition to management was natural. I was the tech lead at SlideShare on the team that managed the upload and playback experience for a couple of years, and then, led the team that built SlideShare’s iOS app (LinkedIn’s first Swift app). I was also the tech lead on the desktop rewrite of the LinkedIn Feed on Ember.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, Silicon Valley

Interview with Swaroop C H, Engineering Manager at Helpshift

April 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

Location: San Francisco
Current Role: Engineering Manager at Helpshift

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

I was a software engineer for 14 years when I decided to get into management.

I love writing software and yet I decided to venture into this arena. There were 2 thoughts that drove me:

  • I know how to build good software. Am I capable of building a good team?

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, San Francisco

Interview with Varsha Dudani, Engineering Manager at DoorDash

November 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Location: San Francisco, CA
Current Role: Engineering Manager at DoorDash

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

I come from a software engineering background. Prior to joining DoorDash, I worked at Esurance where I was promoted from developer to senior developer and finally manager over a three to four year period. I had a wonderful female boss who showed me my strengths and encouraged me to be a mentor and manager,

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: engineering manager, San Francisco, WomenInTech

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

Search

Recent Posts

  • How to Communicate and Motivate Engineers with Charles Weindorf, Senior Vice President Of Technology at Avertra Corp
  • Interview with Rama Kulasekaran, Sr. Director of Engineering at Optum (UnitedHealth Group)
  • Best Practices to Develop a Meaningful Relationship with your Manager
  • Kan Yilmaz, Co-Founder at Haystack, on Metrics for Engineering Teams
  • Interview with Elaine Montilla, Assistant Vice President and CIO for Information Technology at The Graduate Center, CUNY
  • Interview with Jorge Salas, Application Development Manager at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

Tags

#IfIOnlyKnew 1 on 1 meetings Argentina Australia author BestOfManagersClub Books Boston CEO Colorado Conferences CTO Director email engineering manager Events Germany influence interviewtips israel Latinx Lead List Minneapolis Mountain View newsletter New York City Palo Alto persuasion podcast Portland President San Francisco Seattle Senior Director senior manager Silicon Valley slack Southern California SVP Twitter UK Virginia VP WomenInTech

The Software Engineering Manager Interview Guide

A comprehensive, no-nonsense book about landing an engineering leadership role at a top-tier tech company. Buy now

Time Management for Engineering Managers

Do you find yourself saying, "I'd love to talk, but I've got to run…" Then this book is for you! Buy now

Listen to the ManagersClub Podcast on your favorite podcast player, so you never miss an episode.

Connect with me

  • GitHub
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Search

ManagersClub (TM) · Contact · About · Privacy Policy · Log in