Archive - Manager.dev

April 2025

5 Powerful Persuasion Methods for Engineering Managers

Insider tips to drive results, accelerate decisions, and build consensus from a former Google Engineering Director

Apr 29 •

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Build your own Engineering Management Operating System

Learn the system I wish I had when I started leading teams.

Apr 25 •

It Depends: 7 viral Engineering Management dilemmas

That got >2M views and heated debates on LinkedIn

Apr 22 •

6 assumptions engineering managers make (and engineers hate)

Stop assuming what your engineers prefer. Seriously, just ask.

Apr 15 •

The 7 must-read Engineering Management books

Written by Engineering Managers, for Engineering Managers. All you need to know about your job.

Apr 8

The 13 software engineering laws

Hyrum's law, Conway’s law, Zawinski's law, and 10 others.

Apr 1 •

March 2025

How vibe coding will affect Engineering Managers

On constraints, product decisions, increased scope, focus time, outages, bugs and crises

Mar 25 •

Being an Engineering Manager at Flo

Behind the scenes of the women's health B2C unicorn

Mar 18 •

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Eugene Sergueev

Why I decided to quit a Director's job

What I tell my father-in-law who thinks I'm crazy

Mar 11 •

20 Business terms every Engineering Manager should know

Mastering business language in 7 minutes

Mar 4 •

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