Christian McCarrick It depends on the situation.  This is an area where I would tread carefully.  You need to really have a good understanding of the people on your team and if using profanity will create an unsafe environment or not.  Have I ever used profanity at work, yes.  Do I use it often, No. […]

Christian McCarrick This is not an easy question to answer and provide examples. There are multiple types of communication skills that a software engineer needs to have: 1. Interpersonal communication 2. Written communication 3. Software design and coding documentation These are just a few.  If you are concerned about your communication skills I would ask […]

Christian McCarrick The biggest mistake that I see in dealing with junior software engineers is not having a plan in place or the resources required to appropriately mentor them.  I see the same thing happening with interns.  The attitude of “Hey, Let’s get some Interns!” or “We can save money with junior software engineers!” is […]

@Rakesh Wagh wrote a very thorough answer to this topic.  I would suggest reading that fist.  My answer will be additive to his. I have managed both Engineering and Product Management teams and I love when my engineers take a greater interest in the Product side of software development.  It shows to me a greater […]

Christian McCarrick Your resume has good substance to it.  In order to make a bigger impact I would rewrite your top paragraph.  This is not the time for you to be shy or modest so go big on the self-promotion without saying anything not factually correct.  In essence, your resume is your marketing material about […]

Christian McCarrick I have a double major myself from a small liberal arts college and have worked in tech software startups my entire career.  From an academic and experience standpoint I would not change it for anything.  However, the environment today (mostly in Silicon Valley) tends to be somewhat pedigree biased towards a handful of […]

Christian McCarrick I am assuming that you want to be a software engineer at a Hedge Fund?  This is an interesting article about getting a job at a Hedge Fund: Getting a Job in a Top Tier Quant Hedge Fund Remember, there are different levels of Hedge Funds and there are different types of software […]

Christian McCarrick Honestly, there are not that many great resources available for engineering managers.  Which in my opinion, is why so many new engineering managers struggle or are not as successful as they can be. I found the self-published book by Oren Ellenbogen called, “Leading Snowflakes” to be a good resource.  He also puts out […]