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Managing Engineers

Si Jobling

Diving into the subtle art of managing (software) engineers with Si Jobling and Neil Younger.

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  • Avg 50 min
  • English

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  • S2 · E10
    May 5 · 54 min

    Season retro

    Reflecting on a season, because that's what engineering managers do

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  • S2 · E9
    April 22 · 54 min

    Hiring is hard

    Job specs, culture add, AI-assisted cheating and why hiring well is one of the hardest things you'll do as a manager

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  • S2 · E8
    April 1 · 59 min

    Agentic mode enabled

    Si and Neil inally talk AI, from co-pilots and agentic tools to the future of software teams and what it actually feels like to be in the middle of it all.

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  • S2 · E7
    March 11 · 54 min

    Communities that made us

    How the right communities can shape your career, your thinking, and sometimes your entire path.

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  • S2 · E6
    February 25 · 51 min

    What the metrics?

    When measurement becomes theatre

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  • S2 · E4
    January 21 · 50 min

    From QA to quality engineering

    In this episode, Si and Neil unpack how testing has evolved from a late-stage activity into a core part of modern product development.

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  • S2 · E3
    Dec 3, 2025 · 55 min

    How hands on are you?

    This week we get into a big question in engineering leadership: how hands-on should you actually be?

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  • S2 · E2
    Nov 19, 2025 · 48 min

    Always learning

    Learning on the job, learning in life, and learning how to learn; two engineering managers trying to keep up without burning out

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  • S2 · E1
    Nov 5, 2025 · 53 min

    Version 2 - The Pilot

    Two engineering managers kick things off with stories from their past, lessons learned the hard way, and why they’re starting a podcast about the human side of tech leadership.

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  • Oct 10, 2023 · 26 min

    Team Health_

    When Adrian and Si talk about the importance of team health and how to possibly measure it

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  • Sep 13, 2023 · 35 min

    Performance Reviews_

    Adrian & Si talk about performance reviews, what they're for, how they do them and what the future might be

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