How to Destroy a Software Engineer

Retaining Software Developers is a significant challenge for teams. According to the Infragistics Reveal Survey, 37.5% of respondents expected difficulty in finding developers in 2023. To retain talent, it's essential to understand factors that lead to dissatisfaction. Key management antipatterns that demotivate engineers include alert overload causing burnout, unfair SLO comparisons across teams, unconstructive code reviews, tool overload, unreliable testing, constant work assignments without learning time, and limited support for attending conferences. Addressing these issues can help create a healthier work environment, fostering growth, satisfaction, and long-term retention of skilled engineers.

Key Takeaways:

• Learning of the antipatterns in management that are commonly applied to software engineering teams.
• Techniques and tooling on how to mitigate many of these while building trust and strong cultures.
• Tips for balancing engineering best practices, product deliverables, innovation and the growth of development teams.