# charlax/engineering-management

A collection of inspiring resources related to engineering management and tech leadership

Repository: https://github.com/charlax/engineering-management
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/engineering-management
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: management, engineering-management, decisions, article, bias, employee-handbook, culture, leader
Last push: 2026-07-19T14:47:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3821, "days_push": 45, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8346, forks 682 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:20.402722+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of books, articles, and resources on engineering management and tech leadership. It covers topics like hiring, culture, 1-1s, OKRs, delegation, and first-time management.

## Use cases
- find books on engineering management
- learn how to be a first-time engineering manager
- resources for running 1-1s and giving feedback
- prepare for a CTO or VP of Engineering role
- improve hiring and interview processes
- learn about engineering culture and team structure

## When to choose
- you are a new or aspiring engineering manager seeking curated reading
- you want a broad index of leadership topics from hiring to OKRs

## When to avoid
- you need a software tool rather than reading material
- you want hands-on tutorials or courses instead of article links

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, hr
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, engineering-management, tech-leadership, curated-resources, management

## Member repositories
- charlax/engineering-management (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.402722+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:27:35.715293+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/charlax/engineering-management (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.402722+00:00, sha 6a08354ae8b1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.