Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Sep 10How to grow as an Engineering ManagerThe struggle for growth So you’ve been an Engineering Manager for a few years. You know how to run your team and deliver results. You’ve built enough foundational skills around project management, prioritization, coaching your engineers, and building strong stakeholder relationships. …Engineering Mangement9 min readEngineering Mangement9 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Nov 9, 2022You got laid off? Let’s talk about next stepsFor weeks, your company’s Blind has been going bonkers over rumors of layoffs. One not so fine day, a mysterious calendar invite pops up on your inbox. A few minutes later you get an email from the CEO saying how unfortunately they have to cut the company’s workforce. Macro-economic blah…Layoffs7 min readLayoffs7 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Mar 12, 2022How to negotiate your job offer without losing your integrity — Part 2In the previous post, we talked about why it is ethical to negotiate your job offer. In this post, we’ll cover the pre-work that you’d need to do before embarking on an offer negotiation. Step 1: Know how much the market pays for your skills Like we discussed in the…Jobs6 min readJobs6 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Jun 19, 2021How to negotiate your job offer without losing your integrity — Part 1If you’re like me and the words “negotiate your job offer” makes your belly squirm, read on. When I graduated from university, I was desperate to get a job. I signed the first offer I had in hand. It was a great offer — six times the money I was…Interviewing5 min readInterviewing5 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Jun 5, 2021Cracking the Engineering Manager Interview — FAQsI’m very grateful to see the overwhelmingly positive response for the Cracking the Engineering Manager Interview series. Many people have reached out saying how this series has helped them prepare for and succeed in their EM interviews, which is a humbling experience for me. …Engineering Management8 min readEngineering Management8 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·May 23, 2021Cracking the Engineering Manager Interview — Part 4: Business LeadershipIn the first blog post, we covered a broad overview of the Engineering Manager interview loop. In part two, we covered the People Leadership round in detail, and in part three, we covered preparation tips and tricks for any situational interview. …Engineering Mangement7 min readEngineering Mangement7 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Jan 4, 2021Cracking the Engineering Manager Interview — Part 3: Situational Interview PreparationIn the first blog post of this series, we covered a broad overview of the Engineering Manager interview loop. One of the more popular formats in this loop is a situational interview. In this interview, the interviewer asks a series of questions to go over the candidate’s background in a…Engineering4 min readEngineering4 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Jan 4, 2021Cracking the Engineering Manager Interview — Part 2: People LeadershipDiving deeper into the People Leadership interview in the Engineering Manager Interview Loop In the previous blog post, we covered a broad overview of the Engineering Manager interview loop. …Engineering6 min readEngineering6 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Dec 14, 2020Cracking the Engineering Manager interview — Part 1Practical steps to prepare for and ace your next engineering manager interview While coding interviews have become more or less standardized across the industry, there is still a big variability when it comes to hiring for Engineering Manager roles. What questions get asked in an EM interview, is a concern…Engineering Mangement9 min readEngineering Mangement9 min read
Published inSrivatsan Sridharan·Dec 7, 2020The Clockwise Road to HanaRead about the counter-clockwise road to Hana here Maui is a bizarre island. Bizarre because it’s a microcosm of all possible climates on a tiny volcanic blob of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Having stayed in Kihei for about a week now, Maui to me was the…Travel7 min readTravel7 min read
