Engineering Manager

Responsible for delivery, career growth, and well-being of the team.

Role also known as dev manager; the engineering manager is responsible for consistent delivery, career growth, and the well-being of the team.

If you have other managers as direct reports, see Managing Managers for expectations around managing people.

LevelSeniorPosition
5YesEM5 - Engineering Manager 5
6YesEM6 - Engineering Manager 6
7YesEM7 - Engineering Manager 7

EM5 - Engineering Manager 5

  • Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
  • Owns: owns the production operation and monitoring of the system and is aware of its SLAs
  • Manages: manages the team members' career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
  • Adjusts: adjusts the team processes, listening to feedback and guiding the team through the changes
  • Team: makes an impact on the whole team, not just on specific parts of it

EM6 - Engineering Manager 6

  • Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
  • Evolves: evolves the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
  • Manages: manages the team members' career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
  • Defines: defines the right processes for the team's maturity level, balancing agility and discipline
  • Team: makes an impact on the whole team, not just on specific parts of it

EM7 - Engineering Manager 7

  • Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
  • Evolves: evolves the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
  • Manages: manages the team members' career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
  • Defines: defines the right processes for the team's maturity level, balancing agility and discipline
  • Multiple Teams: makes an impact not only on the whole team but also on other teams

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