Engineering Manager
A manager responsible for the health effectiveness and delivery environment of an engineering team.
Plain English
The person helping engineers and the team succeed.
In context
Engineering managers combine people leadership organizational design execution support and technical context.
Example
“The engineering manager is helping resolve the staffing dependency.”
When you'll hear this
- team planning
- performance development
- delivery
Common misunderstanding
The role is not simply the most senior engineer or sole technical decision-maker.
Also known as
EM
Commonly used by
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Updated: 2026-08-25
