Will Larson

American software engineer, engineering leader, and author who writes about engineering management and technical leadership; author of the books "An Elegant Puzzle" and "Staff Engineer" and the blog willlarson.net.

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  1. 1. An Elegant Puzzle

    Systems of Engineering Management

    A practical guide for engineering leaders and managers that combines systems thinking with concrete processes to scale teams and organizations. It covers recruiting and hiring, onboarding and mentorship, team structure and staffing, prioritization, project planning, metric-driven decision making, incident response and reliability, and career ladders—emphasizing trade-offs, measurement, and iterative improvement to build healthy, productive engineering organizations.

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