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Hiring an Engineering Manager

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Hiring an Engineering Manager

A framework for hiring an EM at a tech company, and an overview of how Facebook, Amazon and Stripe do it.

Gergely Orosz
Oct 5, 2021
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Hiring an Engineering Manager

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Question: My team is growing and I need to hire an engineering manager who will report to me. I’ve never done this before. How do I go about it?

Hiring your first engineering manager is always a challenge. And while it’s tempting to jump into what interviews you want to conduct, I suggest starting from further back: what is the role in your organization?…

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