The Differences Between the Engineering Manager and the Engineer Manager

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When hiring externally for any management position, i think it's important that you involve some of the team. The person has to fit inside your organization. Mey have to thay, can't be like a square peg, round hole. But you shouldn't be looking for exactly how they slot in. What yo're actually looking for is are they bringing something to the organization that it lack? And then do they match in some other ways that makes sensei It's a very different way of thinking about the the people te candidates.

Jason and Eiso wrap up their three-part series on Engineering Leadership roles by taking a deep dive into engineering managers and tech leads.

Learn how to hire your first engineering manager, whether to hire your engineering leaders from inside the company, and how the roles of tech leads change as your company grows. We also covered some communication techniques and how to design your teams as the company scales and communication lines increase.

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