Sep 30, 2019
Mentoring Developers: Gergely Orosz (Engineering Manager at Uber)
Mentoring is underutilized in the software development industry today. So, we did an interview with Gergely Orosz, currently an engineering manager at Uber, who has gained a lot of experience with mentoring over his years as a developer/manager.
In this episode, we're covering:
* Mentoring in tech today
* His approach to mentoring
* Challenges in mentoring
* How to build a mentoring program
Excerpt from the interview:
How do you think a company could implement a mentoring program?
"I've not seen many companies with good mentorship programs and this includes Uber. It's a work in progress, but at least there's something. On the other hand, despite the fact that there's not much structure or best practices, I hear people talk about mentorship all the time, so somehow it’s working. It means that people really want mentoring and it has real value, but I think companies have a long way to go.
At companies, there are two ways a process can go: from the bottom up, or from th…