Other People's Code

This is a talk I've given a few times (2017). Includes how new engineering managers can use their existing engineering skills to bootstrap as a manager.

Transcript

1. OTHER PEOPLE’S CODE bootstrapping engineering managers bethanye McKinney Blount • Cathy Labs • b@cathylabs.com • @bethanye
3. I WAS A BABY MANAGER!
7. HI THERE!
9. PEOPLE ARE OTHER PEOPLE’S CODE TEAMS ARE COMPLEX SYSTEMS YOU SUPPORT THESE SYSTEMS
11. • ramping up • monitoring • debugging common issues • maintenance and upgrades
12. RAMPING UP
13. YOUR JOB IS TO HELP EVERY PERSON BE AS BADASS AS THEY CAN BE
14. STUDY THE SYSTEM
15. NETWORK AND APIS
16. EXPECTATIONS / PAST EXPERIENCES
17. LOG LEVELS
18. LOG LEVELS
19. MONITORING & ALERTS
20. MAKE TIME TO MEET 1-1
21. THESE MEETINGS MATTER
22. THIS ISN’T A STATUS MEETING
23. DON’T TALK: LISTEN
24. USE A FRAMEWORK
25. • administrivia • what’s big on your list this week? • looking forward to? • not looking forward to? • how can I help? • commitments!! • what’s the scuttlebutt? learn what they gravitate towards
26. • administrivia • what’s big on your list this week? • looking forward to? • not looking forward to? • how can I help? • commitments!! • what’s the scuttlebutt? learn what they struggle with
27. • administrivia • what’s big on your list this week? • looking forward to? • not looking forward to? • how can I help? • commitments!! • what’s the scuttlebutt? confirm / deny / clarify rumors
30. DEBUGGING
31. BAD ACTORS
32. GREY GOO
33. UNDERPERFORMANCE
38. MAINTENANCE & UPGRADES
44. FINAL THOUGHTS
45. OLD
 (BUT GOOD)
47. YMMV
49. b@cathylabs.com @bethanye