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.

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?…