In my opinion, engineering managers should still spent at least 20% of their time contributing to the code base, hunting bugs and optimizing code. And I see ma

In my opinion, engineering managers should still spent at least 20% of their time contributing to the code base, hunting bugs and optimizing code. And I see many reasons for that. First, to avoid discouraging engineers to take the role. Second, to maintain respect on a technical level from the team. And finally, to stay in contact with the reality of the product, because in our field, spreadsheets are maps the territory is code.