Sarah Drasner is Director of Engineering, Core Developer Web at Google, where she runs web infrastructure, including but not limited to open source projects like Angular, Karma, and Sass. Sarah is formerly VP at Netlify, Vue core team emeritus, and an O'Reilly author. Sarah also co-organized ConcatenateConf with Christian Nwamba, a conference for Nigerian and Kenyan developers.
When you pick up this book, also pick up some sticky notes, bookmarks, and notebooks! Engineering Management for the Rest of Us is packed with deeply valuable and practical information that will benefit new and experienced managers and teams. It's rare to find a management book that is compelling, funny, and useful all at once, but Sarah Drasner has nailed it. -Cassidy Williams Sarah has written a fantastic modern manual for aspiring and existing technical managers. It provides an excellent hands-on tour of how to navigate prioritization, execution, collaboration and culture in a very approachable way. This book is filled with pragmatism, real-world examples and plenty of engineering management nuggets of wisdom. We can all learn from Sarah's experience and I have no doubt you'll learn something new that you can apply to your own career and team. -Addy Osmani When you read between the lines of Engineering Management for the Rest of Us, you can feel how empathetic and passionate Sarah is as a leader and how much she believes in the fact that you are cut out for it, too. Regardless of your background you can lead a team and this is a practical book on how to do so. -Christian Nwamba Much has been written about how to effectively manage. Jam-packed with insights from an experienced leader, Engineering Management for the Rest of Us brings something new to the canon. Sarah shares actionable tips on building trust and psychological safety, and how to scope down PRs. She also offers sage advice on the mindset shifts managers need to make. This is the book every new engineering manager needs. -Suzan Bond