有一個新職種叫做 Engineering Manager,職務內容為:作為工程師與產品之間的橋樑,團隊協調、管理工程師、管理軟體開發項目、演示新功能、組織結構設計改進、招聘等。
工作內容範例:
- Work with engineers, product, and design to build new customer-facing APIs and products, while maintaining the quality and improving the experience of existing products.
- Work with marketing and developer relations teams to explain our products by preparing demos for user-facing events.
- Coordinate with other teams, both on the problem domain of how our systems really work and on our shared infrastructure.
- Empower the engineering team to achieve a high level of technical productivity and quality.
- Manage an excellent team of engineers, helping to develop their careers with stretch projects and excellent feedback.
- Recruit a diverse team of engineers that are amongst the best in the industry, from outreach through close.
一般的管理書籍都是非技術產業,工程師主管特別針對新創產業為背景。以下是常被推薦的書籍來進一步了解:
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雖然是寫給 Individual Contributor 的,但是也非常值得一看。
An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Eng Management
現 Calm CTO,前 Stripe Infrastructure director 寫的工程管理書,從 lethain.com 提煉而出的一本書。
The Manager's Path
Camille Fournier 著。
The Making of a Manager
前 Facebook 領導階層 Julie Zhuo 著。
Managing Humans
知名博主 Michael Lopp 著。
Resilient Management
我很喜歡的工程師主管教練 Lara Hogan 寫的一本書,基本上是她演講的總結精華。她的演講在 YouTube 很多可以去找來看。
The Phoenix Project
Gene Kim 著。90 天內拯救專案,鳳凰重生!
The Unicorn Project
Gene Kim 著。The Phoenix Project 續集!
High Output Management
Intel CEO Andy Grove 寫的,實用易懂沒廢話。
The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick Brooks 著。人月神話。
Peopleware
Tom DeMarco 著。
The Manager's Handbook
Clearbit CTO 著。