Summary

Scaling your team to meet new challenges is one of the most exciting times to be an engineering manager. Grow your team with care and intention for a lasting legacy within your organization.

First, focus on making the right hires to set your team up for success. Here’s how you can do this:

• Start with the mindset of building a championship team where team members offer different skills and play different positions. Each new hire should expand the capabilities of the team.
• Write a job profile to provide a concise outline for yourself and others of what exactly you are seeking.
• Put together a hiring team of recruiters, engineers, and cross-functional partners to help you evaluate candidates. Deliberately set expectations with each of them so that they are crystal clear about what you are looking for.
• Plan your interview process from end to end, including technical and non-technical interviews.
• Provide interviewers with a scoring rubric to make...