Remote Engineering Management: Managing an Engineering Team in a Remote-First World

by Alexandra Sunderland

Managing an engineering team is hard, managing a remote engineering team is even harder―but dedicating effort to setting up a proper remote-first environment will allow for your team to thrive. This book breaks down the most important processes in engineering teams, and demonstrates how to make them work effectively in a remote organization.

How do you organize code deployments, onboard new hires, give feedback, and stay up to date with your team when you can’t see each other in person every day? This book looks at how building connections and working together to solve problems comes naturally when a team is co-located, but can feel almost impossible when everyone is working remotely and communicating over video calls and messages.

Whether you’re an experienced engineering manager or just getting started, you’ll learn why copying in-office practices to the remote office doesn’t work, the communication issues behind the scenes you may not even realize are happening, and how to make every aspect of remote work better for your team. From learning about how to remove new remote-specific biases from your interview process, to understanding what the team really thinks about those daily status update meetings, this book will be your guide in creating the best and most inclusive version of your engineering team.

Genres: Management

229 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 3, 2022

Reviews

[Darryl Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is insightful for new or non-managers but had little to do specifically with remote management, or the new circumstances in which we find ourselves in 2022/2023. I was hoping for new ideas and approaches but this felt like more of an entry-level retelling of every corporate training slideshow I'd ever attended. Not recommended for experienced managers but probably helpful for the newly promoted.

[Jevgenij · Rating 2 out of 5]

Extremely trivial, might be useful only if you have never worked remotely. General advice is on the level of "praise publicly, criticize privately".

[Samuel Cormier-iijima · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thorough and well-written guide to effectively managing a team in a remote-first world. A great resource for new and experienced managers alike!