The Engineering Manager's Booklist  

Introduction

Engineering Management is a pivotal role, but seldomly formally taught. Reading is an effective way of learning from others. You can take bits and pieces of what has worked for other managers and use that information to adjust your management style. This booklist is for people who are or aspire to manage/lead team(s) of software engineers. This includes, but isn't limited to, Team Leads, Tech Leads, Managers, Directors, VPs of Engineering and CTOs. Pull requests are welcome.

👨🏾‍💻 About Me

Hello, thanks for reading! A little about me, I have been an engineering manager at Fortune 100 companies and startups. This list represents the books that I have found valuable in my career. If you want to see what I'm reading checkout my list on GoodRead's list. Use the above buttons if you want to hear about my ramblings on engineering leadership.

Getting Started

First book

If you are going to read one book off of this list, I highly recommend the following:

The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier 📘 🎧

Best of the List

There are a ton of great books on this list, but if you want to start out reading the top books, I would recommend the following:

The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier by Michael Lopp by Mickey W. Mantle and Ron Lichty by Julie Zhuo by Will Larson