A Library of Engineering Leadership

Learn the craft of management from people who’ve actually done the job.

Since 2017, Managers Club has been asking engineering leaders — VPs, directors, CTOs — the same hard questions about hiring, 1:1s, mistakes, and growth. Every conversation is here, free.

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Interviews with engineering leaders: 100+; Interviews with engineering leaders
Podcast episodes: 58; Podcast episodes
Articles, guides & resources: 200+; Articles, guides & resources
Collecting wisdom since: 2017; Collecting wisdom since

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The Mega-List of 1:1 Meeting Questions

Hundreds of field-tested questions for one-on-ones, collected from managers everywhere. The site's most-loved resource.

21 min read

The Most Recommended Books

We asked over 125 engineering leaders for the one book they'd recommend to managers. These came up again and again.

Curated list

The Interview Archive

Over 100 structured conversations with VPs, directors, and CTOs — same questions, wildly different answers.

100+ interviews

Collected Wisdom, by Question

We asked every leader the same questions. Read all their answers side by side — books, hiring, habits, advice.

10 questions · 400+ answers

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Conversations with engineering leaders

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Featured conversation · 26 min read

How I Went from Engineer to Manager Overnight, Lessons Learned

In this video, we follow the journey of Swathi Sundar, an engineering manager at Benchling and ex-Uber, who, as a tech lead, was unexpectedly made an engineering manager overnight. Through her personal experiences, Swathi shares the…

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