Welcome to The Engineer Manager!
A space to share learnings, experiences, and thoughts on Software Engineering Management.
Hi! 👋🏻
I’m Mateus. I’ve been working with Software Engineering for a bit more than a decade now, with the last 4 years dedicated to leading Engineering Teams and, more recently, Teams of Teams.
1. Why this, why now
As an overthinker, I realized that a lot of things I’ve learned and experienced throughout this time are documented … in my head. This newsletter intends to share not-so-short posts on a monthly basis about my experiences, methods and other matters related to Software Engineering Management.
2. For aspiring and current Engineering Leaders
For those who already landed such a role, I’d like to build an open space to hear your feedback on whether you experienced the same as I did/do and even your disagreements from my perspective. For those who aim for such positions, these writings should have a little bit of what it takes and what you can expect when landing such roles.
3. Expectations …
I’m currently outlining some posts and most of them go around - guess what? - engineering management and its flavours: people, career, products, projects, expectations … the list goes on.
And since we’re talking about expectations, the next post goes out on March 9th, and it will be around how Product and Engineering can effectively collaborate.
4. Don’t take it too seriously
I make mistakes - a lot of them. And I intend to be a lifelong learner and still have a long road ahead. That’s why I’m trying to keep my eyes on the half-full glass and retain what’s good. It’s what they say, you either win or you learn. Therefore, feel free to reach out via comments to share your thoughts on my writings - whatever they are.
5. Let’s connect!
Here’s my LinkedIn profile and my Twitter. I’m more than happy to have closer connections with the Substack community, so feel free to reach out on these links.
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