The Engineering Manager Workshop

Becoming an engineering manager can be a daunting role change with unfamiliar routines and…

The spectrum of involvement

This is a mental exercise I’ve applied to help senior engineers better respond to unexpected requests.

As software engineers gain tenure and experience, others in the organization naturally seek their expertise. Some examples: A junior engineer asks for…

The value of reliable developer tooling

Kickstarter recently rewrote the scripts we use to manage local development environments with a focus on improving their reliability. I want to share the benefits of that project.