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January 2024

December 2023

Leadership vs. Micromanaging in Engineering Management
How to balance leadership and micromanagement?
When do you delegate vs own (as engineering manager)
What is it that you can simply not delegate as an engineering manager
Design Youtube Streaming | Video Transcoding | Delivery
Youtube streaming design: video uploads, transcoding and adoptive bitrate streaming
How Do You Measure Your Impact as an Engineering Manager
How do you measure you performance as an engineering manager?
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November 2023

Six rules of effective 1:1s with the team
A quick refresher on how to run effective 1:1 meetings. Keep it handy.
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Design an Uber
Two main Uber workflow and detailed design
How to handle poor performers on the team (as an Eng Manager)
It's a balance of empathy, clear communication, and decisive action
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Transitioning from Engineering to Management
Unexpected challenges to keep in mind during the transition
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2 essential skills for every Engineering Manager
Be Flexible - Adopt - Embrace Change - Take Risk
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May 2023

April 2023

Design a messaging app like WhatsApp
Learn about 1:1 and group messaging implementation and design
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Deep dive on a log-based queue (Kafka) design
Topics, partitions, file system cache and segment files. Reading from a specific offset or timestamp.
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Design a Payment System
How to design a payment system that keeps your transactions secure
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Top K problem System Design (Heavy Hitters)
The Heavy Hitters system design problem
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