Engineering Manager
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An Engineering Manager is a technical people manager that leads engineering teams to deliver engineering solutions through engineering management practices.
- AKA: Technical Manager, Engineering Team Lead, Engineering Department Manager, Engineering Leadership Role.
- Context:
- It can typically provide Engineering Team Leadership through engineering team building, engineering talent development, and engineering performance management.
- It can typically drive Engineering Project Delivery via engineering project planning, engineering resource allocation, and engineering deadline management.
- It can typically maintain Engineering Technical Standards through engineering code reviews, engineering architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
- It can typically foster Engineering Team Culture promoting engineering collaboration, engineering innovation, and engineering continuous improvement.
- It can typically balance Engineering Technical Decisions with engineering business objectives, engineering team capacity, and engineering stakeholder needs.
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- It can often coordinate Engineering Cross-Team Collaboration with engineering product teams, engineering design teams, and engineering operation teams.
- It can often manage Engineering Budget Responsibility including engineering tool costs, engineering training budgets, and engineering contractor expenses.
- It can often handle Engineering Hiring Processes through engineering interviews, engineering candidate evaluation, and engineering onboarding.
- It can often navigate Engineering Organizational Dynamics within engineering reporting structures and engineering matrix organizations.
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- It can range from being a First-Line Engineering Manager to being a Senior Engineering Manager, depending on its engineering management seniority.
- It can range from being a Small-Team Engineering Manager to being a Large-Organization Engineering Manager, depending on its engineering organizational scope.
- It can range from being a Hands-On Engineering Manager to being a Strategic Engineering Manager, depending on its engineering technical involvement.
- It can range from being a Single-Domain Engineering Manager to being a Multi-Domain Engineering Manager, depending on its engineering technical breadth.
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- It can require Engineering Technical Background to make engineering informed decisions.
- It can need Engineering Leadership Skills for engineering team motivation and engineering conflict resolution.
- It can benefit from Engineering Business Acumen to align engineering efforts with engineering organizational goals.
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- Examples:
- Engineering Discipline Managers, such as:
- Software Engineering Manager leading engineering software development teams.
- Hardware Engineering Manager managing engineering hardware design teams.
- Systems Engineering Manager overseeing engineering system integration teams.
- Quality Engineering Manager directing engineering QA teams and engineering test automation.
- Engineering Domain Managers, such as:
- Engineering Specialization Managers, such as:
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- Engineering Discipline Managers, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Individual Contributor Engineer, which lacks people management responsibilities.
- Project Manager, which focuses on project coordination rather than technical leadership.
- Engineering Director, which operates at a higher organizational level with responsibilities.
- See: People Manager, Technical Leadership Role, Software Engineering Manager, Engineering Leadership, Engineering Management Practice, Technical Manager, Engineering Team, Management Role.