What is the job description of an excellent engineering manager? This is probably one of the more talks about questions, broadly speaking. An exceptional manager is a great recruiter. Their great retention. And they're great at giving their teams like very clear direction on what they should be doing. That's setting up their own team for success.
Our guest today is Marcel Weekes, VP of Product Engineering at Figma and former VP of Engineering at Slack.
In today’s conversation, he unpacks why most startups get it wrong when they uplevel someone from IC engineer to eng manager and unfurls what stellar engineering management looks like at high-growth companies, including:
- Setting appropriate expectations and goals
- Turbocharging the team’s effectiveness
- Delivering high-impact feedback
- Going from a peer to a manager
- What leaders risk when they drag their heels on managing out low-performers
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