Leading Your Engineering Team Through a Reorganization
August 31, 2025How to guide your engineering team through organizational changes with the patience and care of a gardener transplanting mature plants
Written by Duong Pham who lives and works in Austin, Texas as an engineering manager. You can follow him on LinkedIn.
Strategic Roadmap Planning: Building Bridges Between Engineering and Product
August 23, 2025How engineering managers can collaborate effectively with product managers to create realistic, impactful roadmaps that align technical capabilities with business goals.
Effective 1-on-1 Meetings: The Foundation of Great Engineering Teams
August 10, 2025How to structure and conduct 1-on-1 meetings that actually improve your team's performance and morale.
Onboarding process experience
April 30, 2022My experience after going through the onboarding process at a bigger company and what I have learned from it.
Engineering management interviews for big tech companies
March 27, 2022What I've learned from interviewing for an engineering manager position in bigger tech companies.
How to Build the Foundation of Trust
February 27, 2022Strong trust among the team members is the foundation for success. Let's look at a way to build it organically.
Differences Between Mentoring Junior and Senior Engineers
February 20, 2022As new managers, we will do well to be mindful of how we mentor junior and senior engineers.
The Importance of Hiring Well
February 11, 2022Hiring is the most important thing we do as managers.
Plants and People
January 16, 2022What I've learned from watching my wife's obsession with plants.