Episode 55
Engineering Management With Allison McMillan
February 13th, 2019
38 mins 45 secs
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Engineering Management With Allison McMillan
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Allison McMillan: Engineering Manager at GitHub; Atom; Creator of the Parent Driven Development Podcast. Blogs at DayDreams in Ruby.
Summary
Today on the show we’re talking about engineering management. Allison McMillan is an engineering manager for the Atom team at GitHub. We talk about what her role is within the team, how she helps her team grow and improve, and how the management role is different from her previous developer jobs. We’d like to hear from you. What makes a great engineering manager? Let us know at techdoneright.io/55 or on Twitter at @tech_done_right
Notes
01:48 - What does an Engineering Manager do?
05:29 - Having Effective and Successful Meetings
12:20 - Goals as a Developer and Teammate
22:56 - Becoming an Engineering Manager
27:34 - Expectations and Challenges
32:01 - Measuring Yourself and Your Progress
35:10 - Plans to Improve / Having Teammates Rate Your Performance as a Manager