Reading List: Staff Engineering and Tech Management Books

title: [Reading List] Books Related to Staff Engineering and Tech Management
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date: 2024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC
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> One of my biggest gains in 2023 was discovering many excellent books. These books have been of great help to my career development. The photo shows the books I bought last year related to career development. These books can be roughly divided into three categories.
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> The first category is books about understanding and becoming (or choosing not to become) a Manager:
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> - 《The Manager's Path》✨ (A must-read classic, even if you don't want to be a Manager)
> -《An… [pic.twitter.com/XZaubZD9U7](https://t.co/XZaubZD9U7)
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> — 北火 (@beihuo) [January 29, 2024](https://twitter.com/beihuo/status/1752112937337327939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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# Category 1: Books about understanding and becoming (or choosing not to become) a Manager:

### 《The Manager’s Path》 (A must-read classic, even if you don't want to be a Manager)

![The Manager's Path](http://www.evanlin.com/images/2022/400w-6587319.jpeg)

This is available on [Safari Online](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/the-managers-path/9781491973882/), and there's also an [audio Book](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/the-managers-path/9781492036432/) version. I've finished reading this one, but I haven't written a review yet.

### 《An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management》 from [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Puzzle-Systems-Engineering-Management/dp/1732265186)

![image-20240130120333120](http://www.evanlin.com/images/2022/image-20240130120333120.png)

### 《Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager》 (Read the Kindle version, which has very practical tips)

![Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager](http://www.evanlin.com/images/2022/400w-20240130120435874.jpeg)

This is also available on [Safari online](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/become-an-effective/9781680507867/).

# Category 2: Books aimed at helping you become a better engineer:

### 《Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track》

![img](http://www.evanlin.com/images/2022/StaffEngCoverHero.png)

[Original text](https://staffeng.com/book) has been translated into Chinese, and the [Gitbook is open](https://yucliu.gitbook.io/staff-engineer/).

### 《The Staff Engineer Path》

![The Staff Engineer's Path](http://www.evanlin.com/images/2022/400w-20240130120901125.jpeg)

This is also available on [Safari online](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/9781098118723/), and there's also an [audio book](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/-/9781663721174/) version. I also have a [review](https://www.evanlin.com/reading-staff-eng-path/) to share.

# Category 3: Books focused on cultivating better teams and work environments:

### 《Shape Up》

### 《Rework》

### 《Remote》

### 《It doesn’t have to be crazy at work》

The above books are to be looked up.