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Ask an Engineering Manager


Real answers to questions about work and life in software development.

Are you just starting your first software development job? Or working towards that next step in your career, and wondering how to work more effectively with your boss and teammates? Just wondering if software engineering is for you, and how to get into the industry? Or managing developers, and wondering how?

We take your questions, and provide real-world answers.

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Aug 8, 2021

It's not only about getting a job - it's about getting the right one. But how can you figure out if a company that makes you an offer is actually a company you want to work for?

 

This episode describes a few non-obvious factors, like how the stage of life or the type of company influences what kind of workplace it will be. We also go deeper into what kind of companies employ software engineers, and what that means for you as an employee.

 

Articles mentioned in the episode:

Joel Spolsky: Five worlds (https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/05/06/five-worlds/)

Patrick McKenzie: Do not end the week with nothing (https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/do-not-end-the-week-with-nothing)