S01E04 - Promote or hire your next Engineering Manager?

Engineering Advice You Didn't Ask For - Een podcast door Keyur, Louie, Mitra, Thiago & Vic

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Topics:

When to promote from within? Why?
Who is the best kind of engineer that will most succeed as a manager? The generalist or the specialist? The backend-heavy or the frontend-heavy?
Do they need to be at a certain level? Do they need to be Senior to transition into management? How technical should it be?
How to convince engineers that have the profile (traits + hard skills), but are skeptical about moving to the dark side of management?
What if there are two or more who want it?
The team’s opinion matters more than yours as the hiring manager?
When to hire externally?
What are your favorite questions for external candidates?

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