Ask an Engineering Manager

Real answers to questions about work and life in software development. Are you just starting your first software development job? Or working towards that next step in your career? Just wondering if software engineering is for you, and how to get into the industry? Or managing developers, and wondering how? Send in your question to [email protected], and we will tell you what we wish we had known in your place.

017: Typical Mistakes of new engineering managers 02/05/2022

016: Unconventional ways to kickstart a career in tech (Interview with William A. Adams) 01/23/2022

015: Holiday Special: Christmas gifts for nerds, Christmas gifts by nerds 11/21/2021

014: Books: What are the best books about Software Engineering? 10/31/2021

013: What should I wear to a job interview? 10/03/2021

012: Skills: How important are foreign languages? 09/20/2021

011: Management: What does an Engineering Manager actually do? A.k.a. What did you do at work this week? 09/05/2021

010: Engineering: Do you think unit tests are important? 08/22/2021

009: Career: How do I pick a company to work for? 08/08/2021

008: Education: Should I get a PhD? 07/25/2021

007: Job Applications: What is a job interview really like? 07/12/2021

006: Job Applications: How long should my resume be? 06/27/2021

005: Education: What advice do you have for someone just starting college? 06/13/2021

004: Cloud: Why use AWS vs. on premise datacenter 05/30/2021

003: Career: What do you think of people changing jobs very often? 05/16/2021

002: Tech: Which language is the most useful to learn? 05/16/2021

001: Roles and Responsibilities: What is the difference between a lead developer, an architect, a project manager, and an engineering manager? 05/16/2021