Description: The lives and learnings of engineers, managers and designers in Minnesota.
The lives and learnings of engineers, managers and designers in Minnesota.
Almost two years ago I took on a new role as an engineering manager. In an attempt to get a better understanding of how to properly perform in this role, I’ve been interviewing several managers for the site. Here is the second in the series of those interviews. In this one, I speak with a former coworker, Matt Nohr. He is currently a Backend Engineering Manager at Gitlab. You can find more information about him on LinkedIn .
11. Anything else you’d like to add for new or potential Engineering Managers? The power of an Engineering Manager is in the “multiplier effect.” You trade your own single set of skills for a team of people all working together, hopefully at a high level. To make this happen, you need to delegate responsibilities to the people on your team because the more responsibilities your team can take on, the less you will be a bottleneck. Trust your team!