Book 2 - An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management is a book by Will Larson, CTO of Calm.

This is one for the engineering managers out there. It’s a book about the challenges of engineering management and how to navigate them.

The book is full of practical advice and real-world examples. It’s a great read for anyone tasked with leading engineering teams or anyone who wants to understand the challenges of engineering management.

It's punchy and to the point, and covers team structure, hiring, onboarding, managing technical debt, stakeholder management and more. Well worth a read and you will definitely take practical, actionable advice away from it.

Even for those not in engineering management, there's useful insights into managing teams in complex environments with heavy specialisation and so generalises well to anyone managing technical teams.

My rating: 4/5