Staff+ engineers can be a powerful force in your organization…if you let them. Effectively managingStaff+ engineers requires different strategies than many managers are used to employing.
Having managed many Staff+ engineers and worked as a Staff+ engineer myself, I’d like to share my experiences (especially my mistakes!) so that you can get maximum value from your Staff+ engineers (and keep your sanity while doing so!).
In this talk, we’ll cover a range of stories and examples of effective and ineffective Staff+ management, such as:
- The “transparent umbrella” strategy for providing context
- What happens when you treat Staff+ engineers like senior engineers
- Handling mismatched IQ/EQ in your Staff+ engineers
- Leading without authority vs. lending authority
- For aspiring & current Staff+ engineers, understanding what you can expect from your manager
- “Talk tracks” to help aspiring and current Staff+ engineers get the support they need
Speaker
Adam Schirmacher
Staff Engineer & Manager of Staff Engineers @Gusto
Adam is currently a Staff Engineer @Gusto whose code moves $50B+ per year. He was formerly a director at Gusto who managed Staff Engineers. He focuses on being supportive yet demanding - ensuring that not only are current challenges handled, but that his organization is ready to tackle the next set of challenges too.
Find Adam Schirmacher at:
Date
Monday Oct 2 / 01:35PM PDT ( 50 minutes )
Location
Seacliff ABC
