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Leadership Principles for Software Engineers
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 6 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة Advancing Women in Tech
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Sponsored by AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS). Learn real-world software engineering management skills to succeed and impress in your first (or next) management role at elite engineering organizations. NANCY WANG, Director of Engineering and General Manager of AWS Data Protection Services and Founder, Advancing Women in Tech (AWIT), shares with you the engineering skills cultivated at AMAZON (the #2-ranked company in the Fortune 500), with supplemental practices from GOOGLE and MICROSOFT. Develop the skills and mental models that the world's best engineering managers apply to attract and retain world-class engineering talent. Upon course completion, you will understand what world-class software engineering organizations expect of their managers, including: * How to BECOME A MANAGER * Whether MANAGERS or INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS make more money * What is the difference between MANAGER EFFECTIVENESS and MANAGER QUALITY * How to HIRE YOUR TEAM * How to guide a team with TEAM GOALS

الوحدات

Orientation

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce yourself!

2 Videos

  • Leadership orientation for engineering managers
  • Notes from the beta version

What other managers expect from their engineering manager

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • What other managers expect from their engineering manager
  • Managing attrition
  • Engineering managers vs. product managers
  • The triple constraints of product management
  • Responsibility vs. accountability

How engineering managers compare to engineers

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Engineering managers vs. engineers
  • How much do individual contributors earn vs. engineering managers?
  • IC vs. manager - skillsets and time utilization

What engineers expect from their manager

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Your affinity for engineering management
  • Engineering management concepts

3 Videos

  • What engineers expect from their manager
  • Measures of manager performance
  • The high quality manager

1 Readings

  • Review this course + other links

Optional interview with an engineering leader

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Neha Rungta, Director of Applied Science, AWS Identity

Why hiring is essential for your success as a manager

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Why hiring is essential for your success

Recruiting funnels and candidate pipelines in tech

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Your candidate pipelines

4 Videos

  • Recruiting funnels and pipelines
  • The confidence gap and gendered language
  • Structured vs. unstructured interviews
  • The rule of happy thirds

Nurturing commitment with candidates

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Hiring your team

2 Videos

  • Nurturing candidate trust and commitment
  • Envision the candidate on your team

Proposing goals for approval

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Proposing goals for approval
  • Cross-functional goals
  • DevOps done right

Making OKRs SMART

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Making OKRs SMART

Showing off your progress

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Setting your team's goals

2 Videos

  • Showing off your progress
  • Congratulations on finishing Course 1!

1 Readings

  • Reminder: Review this course + other AWIT content

Optional audio-only interview with an engineering leader

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Caitlyn Shim, General Manager and Director of AWS Accounts, Organizations, Service Quotas

Auto Summary

"Leadership Principles for Software Engineers" is an IT & Computer Science course sponsored by AWS, designed to elevate your software engineering management skills. Taught by Nancy Wang, Director at AWS and Founder of AWIT, the course incorporates practices from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. It covers key management aspects such as becoming a manager, hiring, and setting team goals. Available on Coursera, the course spans 360 minutes and offers Starter and Professional subscription options. Ideal for aspiring or current managers in elite engineering organizations.

Nancy Wang
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Nancy Wang