đ Job Offers, State of Frontend, Org Design Vulnerabilities, Decision-Making, Honesty, OpenFeature: TMW #267 by CTO Craft
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Last week we chatted with keynote speaker Jacob Kaplan-Moss to dig deeper into the subject he'll be talking about at the MiniCon, crafting successful job offers - take a look at the link below for some fantastic insights!
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Andy @ CTO Craft
Spotlight Q&A with Engineering Leader and Co-Creator of Django, Jacob Kaplan-Moss
Jacob is a software developer, co-creator of Django, and engineering leader. He discusses how you can make a compelling job offer in a competitive tech market.
CTO Craft MiniCon - The Complete Engineer Hiring Arc in 3 Hours
Demand from start-ups through to corporates is outstripping supply and pushing wage inflation and candidate rejections. Join us on May 31st for 3 hours of in-depth insights from some of the worldâs leading experts in Hiring Engineers, and learn how theyâve sustained successful team growth through COVID and the Great Rethink.
Reads of the Week
35 Impactful Questions Managers Should Ask Themselves Regularly
We asked top startup leaders to share the questions they ask themselves to become better managers and assembled their answers into a can't-miss checklist.
Did I become a manager too soon?
I became an engineering manager two years ago, which was also two years into my career. The reason is mainly that we were a small team and when the time came to add line management I was around and down for it.
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Culture & People
Prepare for the rebound: Why a veteran recruiter isnât worried about the tech hiring slowdown
Former recruiter at Facebook, eBay and Robinhood explains how to use economic slowdowns as an opportunity to create better hiring processes and increase efficiency.
Does communication matter in technical interviews? We looked at over 100K interviews to find out.
How important is communication in technical interviews, really? We looked at the data, and it turns out that talk is cheap. Read on to find out how and why.
On Org Design Vulnerabilities
As I reflect on my experience working with or for some experienced managers in large companies, I realize how good some are at developing robust org structures that survive leadership changes or other challenges.
Eight steps to achieving a high-performance culture
Creating a high-performance culture is often touted as the holy grail of today's organisations. It is an elusive concept, with many thinkers and practitioners offering their version of what creates such a culture.
Leadership & Self-management
The Perfect Manager/Leader
Short post today. They nobly shield their team from dysfunction. They attempt superhuman feats of managing up. They filter every wordâjuggling the dual demands of caring for their teams, and doing the companyâs bidding. They bottle their emotions to keep a veneer of being professional.
Alex Brogan on Twitter - Decision-Making Models
Most people suck at decision-making. Let's change that. Here are 15 of the best decision-making mental models I've found
Honesty is a professional behavior
Welcome to the first part in my occasional series on professionalism. You may want to read the introduction to the series for some background and a working definition of âprofessionalismâ. In this post, I want to discuss a professional behavior that seems simple but is anything but: honesty.
10 Fantastic Tips on Being a More Positive Leader
Positive leaders work to improve positive emotions in their employees. They also model positive behaviours that their teams can replicate. The focus with this leadership style isnât only the professional development of employees, it also extends to helping them develop their personal abilities.
Agile, Engineering & Product
OpenFeature - a standard for feature flagging
Iâve recently been involved in OpenFeature, an effort to define a standard API and SDK for feature flagging. At first glance, you might wonder whether feature flagging needs a standard. Itâs just a function call and an if statement, right? Well, no, not really.
The Engineerâs Guide to Creating a Technical Debt Proposal
This article will guide you through the process to craft a technical debt proposal to justify the time spent solving technical issues. Technical debt is a slow killer of an engineering teamâs productivity.
Are you paying too much for the cloud? Here is your cloud cost optimization checklist
In a recent project, The Software House team managed to reduce a clientâs cloud bill from $30,000 to $2,000 a month. This experience made us realize just how many companies struggle with cloud cost optimization.
Refactoring and Optimizing a High Traffic API at PayPal
Experimentation is increasingly becoming the standard for enabling data-driven decisions to determine the impact of every product change. It is an integral part of the product lifecycle at PayPal.
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