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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

Ervin and Denis have assumed new jobs at Mozilla within the past several weeks, now working as senior engineering manager and product lead, respectively. ” Mozilla launched Hubs in 2018, which it pitched at the time as an “experiment” in “immersive social experiences.”

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Meta invests in Take App, a Singaporean startup that helps merchants sell via WhatsApp

TechCrunch

At its core, Take App serves as an easy way for those with little technical know-how to set up a simple website to facilitate online orders, replete with a shopping cart, payments, and a direct connection to WhatsApp for managing and tracking the final order.

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An Engineering Manager’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities)

Honeycomb

Or, the small crisis with engineering management. In 2018, Honeycomb co-founder & CTO Charity Majors wrote a blog post titled, “An Engineer’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities).” These constraints incentivized managers to think hard about how to retain and grow their best senior engineers. This is good.

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Managing From Afar: How This Engineering Manager Tackles the Challenges of Remote Work

Gitprime

How should remote engineers support themselves, since they lack the interpersonal support of a co-located office? Nassim Kammah , who recently joined Elastic as a Senior Engineering Manager, believes that leading a distributed team is really not so different than leading a co-located one. Then, be there to support them.”.

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Exploring the transition from Developer to Engineering Manager

Seerene

Having begun as an Engineer with my company, Seerene, I transitioned from this role to a position as Engineering Manager some two months ago. Just as any individual would when they’re about to start in a new position, I started familiarising myself with blog posts and other literature written by seasoned managers.

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Member of the Band – Area Engineering Manager Robert Pangilinan

Gorilla Logic

In this blog series, we’re going to introduce you to members of our band – engineers, technical recruiters, PMs, designers, and more who make up the most important asset in Gorilla Logic…our talent! Robert Pangilinan – Area Engineering Manager. Are you Gorilla material? Join the band today!

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How to hire a software developer in a candidate-driven market

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Always have a hiring manager/engineering manager alongside to answer all technical questions that the candidate might ask you. Leverage networking events and social media to let the candidates know about your workplace and the culture. Not everyone is active on social media sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter.