Engineering Management: Interviews & Hiring ft. Google Engineering Director

Don't leave your engineering management career to chance. Sign up for Exponent's engineering manager interview course today: https://bit.ly/3VA4r8n We sit down with Dave Rensin, former Google Engineering Director and Pendo VP of Engineering to ask him how he thinks about hiring engineering managers and what makes a great engineering manager. Chapters - 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:43 Difference between a great engineering manager and a good or a bad engineering manager? 00:02:36 How do you assess and identify great engineering manager? 00:04:27 Favorite question you like asking engineering management candidates? 00:06:46 How do you cultivate the culture of growth and learning? 00:08:18 Other criteria you're thinking about when evaluating an engineering manager? 00:09:58 How do you talk about your biggest failure? 00:11:16 What are the important frameworks that engineering manager should know about? 00:12:49 Engineering managers most important qualities? 00:16:48 Tips for people in the midst of an engineering management interview? 00:17:31 Tips for people who are considering transitioning to engineering management? 👉 Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/exponentyt 🕊️ Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/exptweet 💙 Like us on Facebook for special discounts: http://bit.ly/exponentfb 📷 Check us out on Instagram: http://bit.ly/exponentig 📹 Watch us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/exponenttiktok ABOUT US: Did you enjoy this interview question and answer? Want to land your dream career? Exponent is an online community, course, and coaching platform to help you ace your upcoming interview. Exponent has helped people land their dream careers at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and high-growth startups. Exponent is currently licensed by Stanford, Yale, UW, and others. Our courses include interview lessons, questions, and complete answers with video walkthroughs. Access hours of real interview videos, where we analyze what went right or wrong, and our 1000+ community of expert coaches and industry professionals, to help you get your dream job and more! #engineeringmanagement #google #tech #eminterview #entrepreneurship #director #software #exponent