five-engineering-manager-archetypes

https://www.patkua.com/blog/5-engineering-manager-archetypes/

technical lead EM

• Has a broad set of expertise and experience on various technical matters

• Spends time hands-on writing code, or driving technical discussions and decisions

• Actively guides architecture, tool choices and internal technical quality

team lead em

• Grows team members and builds a high-performing team

• Spends time recruiting, and organising activities that increase retention

• Creates an environment of psychological safety, enabling team members to thrive

delivery EM

• Continually tunes the team software process to deliver a sustainable and seamless flow of value

• Navigates and overcomes organisational processes and structures (i.e bureaucracy)

• Communicates, reports to and aligns with stakeholders

• Manages product and project delivery and risks

product EM

• Focuses on the “Why”, “What” and the “What next” rather than the “How”

• Spends significant time on customer and market research building rich industry domain knowledge

• Shapes product strategy and direction and sets appropriate business context

• Aligns outcomes with capabilities and features

lead of leads EM