A. Engineering Management shouldn't micromanage, but a manager can be invaluable in helping resolve interpersonal conflicts and escalate issues. They can be the

A. Engineering Management shouldn't micromanage, but a manager can be invaluable in helping resolve interpersonal conflicts and escalate issues. They can be the "bad guy" when dealing with someone the team reports is consistently underperforming or engaging in poor behavior. B. Are you an engineer or a technician. An engineer "just" creates fixes. A technician will implement it. Lines blur in programming more than other fields, but some "engineers" make a big deal out of just figuring out solutions that have been solved many times before, like making a backend call. This is my perspective as an engineer.