GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager • James Stanier & Gergely Orosz
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Mar 29, 2024 
Listen to James Stanier, Director of Engineering at Shopify, and Gergely Orosz, author of 'The Software Engineer's Guidebook,' discuss topics like transitioning into management roles in the software engineering industry, establishing expectations and goals in management relationships, mastering stoicism in leadership, and exploring software engineering management books and training programs.
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Manager Journey Sparked The Book
- James Stanier became Director of Engineering at Shopify and wrote Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager.
- He framed the book from his management journey and practical experience in startups and growth-stage companies.
Management Has Recognizable Patterns
- Management shows recurring patterns similar to software design patterns and can be abstracted into reusable frameworks.
- James wrote the book to capture those patterns and tools for others to apply.
Early Startup Role Revealed Management Gaps
- James described joining Brandwatch early when everyone reported to the CTO and a principal engineer said "I don't understand why I'm a manager."
- That experience drove James to study management as a craft and write weekly blog posts that later became the book.