Adrian Faciu
Principal software engineer. Focused on front-end. Learning something new each day. Building things at WeVideo.
Technical leadership
Who, what & how
JsHeroes Meetup
17 Jan 2024
Adrian Fâciu
Technical leadership
Technical leadership
Technical leadership
Technical leadership
is not a role!
Using your skills, vision, and influence to create positive outcomes
Management
!=
leadership
Mindset shift
What is our job?
Deliver code
Deliver code
=>
Help others
deliver code
Why do we even care about (technical) leadership?
Multiplier effect
If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there
Who 🕵️
Everyone
Expected for (most) senior engineers
Required for staff+ engineers
Technical leads
Do I need to do this?
What ⁉️
Different types of companies
Influence
Influence without authority
So what should I do?
Share technical knowledge
Technical quality, direction and strategy
Processes!
How do we work?
How can we improve?
How 🧐
You are a role model, act like one
Mentorship
Coaching
Sponsorship
Trainings
Technical quality
Ownership
and
responsibility
Leading large projects
Documentation
Documentation
is
communication
Meeting notes
Onboarding
Code review guidelines
Internal blog
Request for Comments
Architectural Decision Records
Technical pitches
Technical backlog
Technical direction & roadmap
Where do we want to go?
How do we want to get there?
(Technical)
Roadmap
Technical stack mindmap
Metrics
Build duration
No of output files
Bundle size
PR data
Linter warnings
Average LOC per file
Files distribution
Code complexity
Measuring leads to behaviour change!
Technical strategy
What to remember...
Your team is stronger because of your presence
But it does not depend on your presence to be successful
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📚Resources📚
Books
Newsletters / Blogs
Communities
Technical leadership
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