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Leadership Principles for Software Engineers

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

Status: Software Engineering
Status: People Management
BeginnerCourse6 hours

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Reviewed Mar 13, 2023

Would be interesting to have hand-outs with the examples and templates discussed in the videos.

Reviewed Nov 11, 2022

I didn't know what managers actually did until taking this course.

Reviewed Nov 11, 2022

This content seemed more relevant than what I learned elsewhere about how to manage.

Reviewed Mar 29, 2024

explicit course modules with reallife industry experience explanations

Reviewed Oct 29, 2024

I like how straightforward it is and how the message is delivered. It left me wanting to learn even more!

Reviewed Nov 11, 2022

I enjoyed listening through this course while going about my day. Nancy should start a podcast she's very insightful.

Reviewed Apr 22, 2025

Management is usually about people management, and engineering is about technical skills. Both are highly valued and rewarded roles in tech companies.

Reviewed Oct 11, 2024

Excellent on engineering leadership in context of software engineering

Reviewed Nov 11, 2022

great to see a female engineering leader giving back

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