Technical leadership
for individual contributors
20 Mar 2024
Adrian Fâciu
Technical leadership
Common scenarios?
Technical leadership
is not a role!
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 should care...
Expected for (most) senior engineers
Required for staff+ engineers
So what should I do?
Share technical knowledge
Help with technical quality, direction and strategy
Processes!
How do we work?
How can we improve?
How should I do it?
You are a role model, act like one
Ownership
and
responsibility
Mentorship
Coaching
Sponsorship
Trainings
Leading large projects
Documentation
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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