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Péter Szász

Managing Impostor Syndrome as a New Engineering Manager

That persistent feeling of being a fraud hits hard when stepping into engineering management. It's not just about doubting your abilities anymore - suddenly you're responsible for other people's careers while trying to figure out your new role. Let's look at how to handle it.

Notes on the 2024 DORA Report

This is the 11th time DORA (acquired by Google in 2018) publishes their yearly Accelerate State of DevOps report. I went through the 100+ pages, and listed a few points that surprised me — surprised often not in the sense of radically new ideas, but more like earlier beliefs that are

How to Spot Red Flags when Interviewing for an Engineering Manager Position

Job changes for managers carry significant risks. While red flags during interviews are often subjective, some warning signs can indicate organizational, cultural, or technical problems. I listed some of these issue areas, and added questions to help probing them during an EM interview process.

How to succeed as a first-time remote engineering leader?

So, you’ve got your first fully remote engineering leadership job, congratulations! Now, just a few days to start, the realization hits hard: you have no idea how this is different from your previous in-office or hybrid experience, how to make it work without being there physically. At least, this

Hello world!

It’s been ages I’ve done a first post on a new blog! Actually, it was when I started to document my bread-baking adventures, 8 years ago, almost to the day. And many times before that, on various other blogs. Yet, even after more than two decades, the feeling