Building on the interview questions for Engineering Manager, Senior Software Engineer, and Ruby on Rails Software Engineer positions, I have developed additional interview questions that are useful when interviewing DevOps and DevSecOps engineers. Since DevOps is an IC role that works with many teams across an organization and can have varying types of responsibilities depending … Read more
In Agile SCRUM, upfront planning is done for the different phases of a project, outlining the minimum scope and the requirements for each phase. The Agile SCRUM methodology accounts for some planning in the process, with user stories, tasks, and requirements turned into tickets that become part of a sprint. Two proactive tools to manage this uncertainty are to use buffers and placeholders which address specific uncertainties by making time to handle them
Engineering managers have a different workflow than ICs (individual contributors), and though we often use the same tools, their layout and integration into our workflow are different. The most essential tool is the calendar.
CodeMentor has published my article “8 More Ruby on Rails Interview Questions and Answers”
Arc.dev has published my article “Engineering Manager Interview Questions”
Arc.dev has published my article “Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions”
This article emphasizes the crucial role of a team leader as a coach and mentor to their team. I provide clear examples of different scenarios and draw attention to the critical differences between the “coach” and “fixer” mindsets that leaders can adopt. While this guidance applies to other management and leadership positions, I specifically focus on the role of team leads in software development teams.
I was quoted in the O’Reilly Media report, “The Secrets Behind Great One-on-One Meetings”. As an engineering manager, I appreciated it whenever my reports would bring a topic to the 1-on-1, whether it was a technical topic or a career or mentorship topic.