Sebastiano Armeli is an engineering manager at Spotify who presented on managing a software engineering team. As a manager, he helps his team follow best practices and standards to deliver high quality advertising products. He focuses on improving team engagement through agile practices and constant development. Armeli discussed the changes in priorities and responsibilities that come with transitioning from an individual contributor to a manager, including focusing on people management, career development, and enabling decision making.

1. BT4
Session
6/9/16 11:30 AM
Managing a Software Engineering Team
Presented by:
Sebastiano Armeli
Spotify
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2. Sebastiano Armeli
Spotify
An engineering manager for the monetization department at Spotify in New York,
Sebastiano Armeli helps his team follow best practices and strive toward defined
standards. Sebastiano leads his team to deliver high quality ad products within
the Spotify clients. Throughout his career he has developed and designed
applications using different programming languages, but he is most passionate
about web applications. Sebastiano focuses on constantly improving team
engagement and maintaining agile practices through the development cycle. He
is a frequent conference speaker and author of the eBook MVC Applies to
JavaScript.

3. Managing a
Software
Engineering
Team
Sebastiano Armeli
@sebarmeli

4. Code

5. https://coderdojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/16918443606_a23b1144c6_k.jpg

6. Developer Engineer
Programmer

7. Developer Engineer
Programmer
Individual Contributor

8. IC
Manager

9. https://diplolearn.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/nuova-immagine.jpg

10. Manager
Director
IC
You

11. What does it
change?

12. http://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Meeting-3.jpg
Meetings overflow

13. http://electronicdesign.com/site-files/electronicdesign.com/files/archive/electronicdesign.com/content/content/62770/62770_fig2.jpg
“Async” conversations

14. http://www.canberraentrepreneur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/regulatory-uncertainty.jpg
Uncertainty

15. http://weknowyourdreamz.com/images/people/people-09.jpg
It’s all about people

16. NOT immediate

17. New type of readings

18. Activities

19. Hiring

21. Let people go

22. 1:1

23. Priorities
1:1

24. Priorities
Career Development
1:1

25. Career Development
Feedback
1:1
Priorities

26. Performance &
Compensation review

27. Employee engagement

28. Officevibe

29. EQ & IQ

30. http://www.wisdompills.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/highly-creative-people.jpg

31. Chapter Lead

32. http://heeyfashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hats-for-different-face-shape.png

33. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/147545/file-985442257-png/Blog/GrowthvFixed.png?t=1462458574708&width=382&height=277

34. Motivation 3.0

35. Motivation 3.0
Mastery

36. Motivation 3.0
Mastery
Autonomy

37. Motivation 3.0
Mastery
Autonomy
Purpose

38. Tech Steps
“A path for career development
within engineering and not
management”

39. When are you a
GOOD manager ?

40. Time management

41. Empathy
http://www.scarymommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/empathy.jpg

42. Attracting people

43. Decision maker
http://www.whizzingwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG-20141019-WA0002.jpg

44. http://www.efficioconsulting.com/media/thumbnail/9e/03/9e033de23a69dc216b887fbf40c193f6.jpg
Decision enabler

45. “Busy is a BUG,
not a feature”
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzA4LzA1L2Q0L2J1c2luZXNzYnVzLmQ3MjJhLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTk1MHg1MzQjCmUJanBn/346eb962/c0f/businessbusy.jpg

46. “Busy is a BUG,
not a feature”

47. Inspire the team
http://women2.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/shutterstock_212944696.jpg

48. Accountable
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TdHNvHd_q3c/VugggjuOQdI/AAAAAAAAAjA/ophnG0ar0n8z6yKCqPojNyyU1tLsliY7w/s400/accountability%2Bfoto.png

49. Passionate
abs.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/passionate-beliefs.png

50. Tactical thinker
http://melissaagnes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/crisis-prevention-tactics.jpg

51. Strategical thinker
http://mariaelner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/strategy.jpg

52. http://media.dmnews.com/images/2013/01/31/bigstock-follow-the-leader-on-_340444.jpg?
format=jpg&zoom=1&quality=70&anchor=middlecenter&width=320&mode=pad
Leadership

53. Managing upwards and
peers intelligently

54. When are you a
BAD manager ?

55. Micro - managing

56. Coding more than
50% of your time

57. Stressed & emotional

58. Bad at delegating

59. SPOF
(Single Point Of Failure)

60. Unhealthy life

62. ?
Sebastiano Armeli
@sebarmeli