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  1. Engineering Leadership versus Engineering Management: What's The Difference?

    20 JAN

    Engineering Leadership versus Engineering Management: What's The Difference?

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/engineering-leadership-versus-engineering-management-whats-the-difference-p5b73a5l. It has become a constant temptation to praise engineering leaders and undervalue engineering managers, but maybe we shouldn’t be focusing on their differences but on correctly understanding their roles. Check more stories related to management at: https://hackernoon.com/c/management. You can also check exclusive content about #engineering-management, #software-engineering-metrics, #software-engineering-letters, #engineering-leadership, #what-is-engineering-management, #engineering-managers, #engineering-leaders, #management-vs-leadership, #web-monetization, and more. This story was written by: @alex.circei. Learn more about this writer by checking @alex.circei's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Engineering Leadership versus Engineering Management: What's The Difference? It has become a constant temptation to praise engineering leaders and undervalue engineering managers. But maybe we shouldn’t be focusing on their differences but on correctly understanding their roles. A key trait of any engineering leader is that they can inspire and ‘move” people (both metaphorically and literally), often in the absence of formal power or authority. A good place to start for engineers looking to take the management route is tech leads or mentoring interns or new joiners.

    5 min
  2. Engineering Manager by Day, Solo Innovator by Night: Why This Is the Best Time to Build

    19/11/2025

    Engineering Manager by Day, Solo Innovator by Night: Why This Is the Best Time to Build

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/engineering-manager-by-day-solo-innovator-by-night-why-this-is-the-best-time-to-build. Engineering Manager & Top ML Writer shares his journey from destroying radios to pioneering SmartScreen 9 years before Google's Android 15 feature. Check more stories related to management at: https://hackernoon.com/c/management. You can also check exclusive content about #engineering-leadership, #machine-learning, #open-source, #ai-innovation, #audio-technology, #tech-careers, #hackernoon top story, #software-development, and more. This story was written by: @rdondeti. Learn more about this writer by checking @rdondeti's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Ravitez Dondeti, Engineering Manager and Top Writer on HackerNoon in Machine Learning, Programming, and Security, shares his unconventional journey into tech from dismantling his grandma's radio as a kid to nearly failing his first software training, then becoming a recognized innovator. His 2015 SmartScreen app pioneered intelligent screen timeout nine years before Google implemented similar functionality in Android 15. Now, he builds AI-powered mobile apps, contributes critical security fixes to open-source projects like OpenSIPS, and writes about the reality behind AI hype. In this interview, he discusses why this is the best time to be a builder, his vision for AI on edge devices, and why knowledge not just tools will always be yours.

    15 min

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