Just started as an SWE Group Manager this week (been 2 days so far). Feel kind of lost. Chatted with some of the TLs about features, priorities, applications, ownership, team structure, etc. They seem ok. Culture is super chill. Haven’t met with/seen my manager yet (because he’s too busy). Scheduled to meet with him next week for the first time. Unsure about what I should do and how I can **take charge/contribute effectively** as a Group Manager. There’s no guide or rule-set established. I’m on my own. I want my TLs to trust me and I want to have a good relationship with the TLs/team. - should I be proactive and have 1-on-1s with ALL team members? - should I spend time reading and understanding codebase? - should I ask TLs how I can help them? TC 450k YOE 12 #engineering #software #swe #google #amazon #amazonaws #facebook #meta #apple #microsoft #uber #netflix #jpmorgan #goldmansachs #goldman #lyft #citadel
WTF, you get a job without any experience.Did someone pull you ? As a Group Mgr your role is to ensure that the org is functioning at its best , that they have a clean architecture, that the employees are happy. Jeez no wonder ICs are so frustrated these days.
Definitely have 1:1 . Don’t read codebase that’s no longer your job . Understand architecture and what decisions are being made . Talk to PM look at backlog see what’s priority etc etc .
Thanks! Should I attend team standups? Or should I give the teams their space? It’s only 3 teams (each team has their own TL)
Yes definitely for now .
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Thanks. Order changes after voting. Can you copy/paste them here, please?
OP needs to share his /her 1st 6 months of salary with all of us since we are coaching him/her 😀
I’ll donate some money to charity at the end of 6 months. Donation will be made on behalf of @honest_emp
You should first just look to read documents and understand the company, the culture, how we measure success, the roles different teams play, etc. I spent my first few weeks in "listening and reading mode" - reading docs, having 1-1s to understand what teams did and what their priorities are, etc.
Thanks! This is what I’m going.
How did you land this job without prior experience?
I used to be a TL
@LinkedIn so how do managers get prior experience? Did you think everyone does an MBA?