Leadership Principles for Software Engineers

Sponsored by AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS). Learn real-world software engineering management skills to succeed and impress in your first (or next) management role at elite engineering organizations. NANCY WANG, Director of Engineering and General Manager of AWS Data Protection Services and Founder, Advancing Women in Tech (AWIT), shares with you the engineering skills cultivated at AMAZON (the #2-ranked company in the Fortune 500), with supplemental practices from GOOGLE and MICROSOFT. Develop the skills and mental models that the world's best engineering managers apply to attract and retain world-class engineering talent. Upon course completion, you will understand what world-class software engineering organizations expect of their managers, including: How to BECOME A MANAGER Whether MANAGERS or INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS make more money What is the difference between MANAGER EFFECTIVENESS and MANAGER QUALITY How to HIRE YOUR TEAM How to guide a team with TEAM GOALS

• Learn practical software engineering management skills
• Excel in initial or subsequent management roles
• Develop leadership skills and mental models
• Attract and retain engineering talent
• Understand global engineering management expectations
• Distinguish between managers and individual contributors

• Content suitable for learners of all backgrounds
• No prior management experience required