Engineering Manager Roles

Engineering Manager

• Impact ➡ Stream: makes an impact on the whole Stream, not just on specific parts of it
• Technical Expertise ➡ Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new architectural approaches to the Stream
• System ➡ Owns: owns the production operation and monitoring of the system and is aware of its SLAs
• People ➡ Manages: manages the team members’ career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
• Process ➡ Challenges: challenges the SDLC processes on a Stream level, looking for ways to improve them

Senior Engineering Manager

• Impact ➡ Program (Multiple Streams): makes an impact not only their Stream but also on other Streams in the same or other Programs
• Technical Expertise ➡ Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new architectural approaches to the Stream
• System ➡ Evolves: evolves the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
• People ➡ Manages: manages the team members’ career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
• Process ➡ Adjusts: adjusts the SDLC processes on a Stream level and extends it to other Streams within a Program, listening to feedback and guiding the team through the changes

Engineering Head

• Impact ➡ Multiple Programs: makes an impact on more than one Programs
• Technical Expertise ➡ Evangelizes: researches, creates proofs of concept and introduces new architectural approaches to the Stream
• System ➡ Evolves: evolves the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
• People ➡ Manages: manages the team members’ career, expectations, performance and level of happiness
• Process ➡ Defines: defines the right processes for the Program maturity level, balancing agility and discipline