The Role of a Manager in the Future of Engineering

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The line manager is someone who manages engineers directly into what their role is. He looks at planning, prioritization, identifying improvements and trying to get ahead of issues. "I think the time that needs to be spent on decision-making on prioritization is going to reduce," he says.

Jason and Eiso explore the implications of Mark Zuckerberg's plan to flatten Meta's management layers and examine the current ratio of engineers to managers, questioning if this balance is truly efficient or if it's simply a byproduct of Silicon Valley culture.

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