Episode 55: Engineering Management With Allison McMillan

Engineering Management With Allison McMillan TableXI is now offering training for developers and products teams! For more info, email [e-mail] or visit the web at http://tablexi.com/workshops. Guest Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p): Engineering Manager at GitHub (https://github.com/); Atom (https://atom.io/); Creator of the Parent Driven Development Podcast (https://www.parentdrivendevelopment.com/). Blogs at DayDreams in Ruby (http://daydreamsinruby.com/). 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 Related Episodes Episode 003: Remote Work with Allison McMillan and Bradley Schaefer (https://www.techdoneright.io/003-remote-work) Special Guest: Allison McMillan.