What Does a Software Engineering Director Do All Day

The job of an engineering director has always been somewhat opaque to me. I'm relieved to find that no golfing is involved.

Authenticity has to be at the core of everything you do as an engineering director. Without it, the job will squeeze the life out of you. I've seen this happen to plenty of people over the years - as soon as you "go along to get along" once, you do it twice, then before you know it the whole day is some strange subterfuge where you're playing a made-up …