Name: How To Be An Effective Tech Lead [Part 5] - Think High-Level, Plan Long-Term
Uploaded: 2024-07-09T04:37:55+00:00
Duration: 2 min 43 s
Description: As a software engineer, it's way too easy to get lost in the weeds, fixating on details that ultimately don't matter

How To Be An Effective Tech Lead [Part 5] - Think High-Level, Plan Long-Term

As a software engineer, it's way too easy to get lost in the weeds, fixating on details that ultimately don't matter. As a tech lead, you need to avoid rabbit holes like the plague. This lesson teaches you:

- The overall mindset tech leads must have when planning through and executing a project
- What it actually means to see the forest, not just the trees, with a detailed example from Jocelin's past
- How to own the overarching goal behind a project or workstream
- How to thoroughly think through dependencies

As a software engineer, it's way too easy to get lost in the weeds, fixating on details that ultimately don't matter

Becoming a tech lead is the most common growth path for software engineers as they grow to senior and staff levels.

Taro offers advice for tech leads who want to manage their projects or teams more effectively

A tech lead is responsible for guiding multiple software engineers throughout the execution of a project. They usually have many years of software engineer experience and system design knowledge to help them navigate through complex software engineering situations. They work with multiple stakeholders to ensure that a project is delivered on time. They also set expectations for deliverables and quality of the project.