S2 | Episode #13 - Yaniv Preiss - Head of Engineering at NewStore - "Engineering Management Curriculum: Learning the Skills to Succeed"

The Technology Leadership Podcast

About Yaniv
Yaniv Preiss is the Head of Engineering at NewStore, a company that works with retail brands worldwide to accelerate their digital transformation. Yaniv has held various roles in testing automation development, DevOps, and management at different startups and corporates. He consults privately to engineering managers and leads the engineering team at NewStore. Yaniv is passionate about management and has established a curriculum to teach managerial topics to engineering managers.
Synopsis
In this episode of the Technology Leadership Podcast, Yaniv Preiss, Head of Engineering at NewStore, discusses his experience in the industry and his passion for engineering management. Yaniv shares how he started his journey in programming and eventually transitioned to management. He highlights the importance of learning management skills and how he mentors other engineering managers through his curriculum.
Key Takeaways

• Skills can be learned no matter where you are in your career.
• Management skills are just as important as functional skills in the tech industry.
• Yaniv's engineering management curriculum can help engineering managers become more effective in their organizations.
• How to match the culture of the person to the group or the company in an actionable way to get the best candidate.
• Time is the most precious resource, so it is important to focus on the most important things and prioritize them all the time.

Episode Outline
[00:09] Meet Yaniv
[08:37] The Importance of building the Right Thing
[10:55] How to create an engineering culture for success
[19:22] Aligning Cultures
[27:04] Managing one to one feedback
[37:31] The Difference between Delegation and Assignment
[46:59] Managing your time