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Director of Engineering Roadmap
Build hiring proof for Director of Engineering roles: technical leadership, delivery, and team systems.
Director of Engineering candidates and career switchers targeting Engineering Management roles.
Timeline
8 weeks
Level
Intermediate to advanced
Final outcome
A Director of Engineering portfolio with shipped projects, public GitHub proof, resume bullets, and interview talking points.
Skills to prove
System design
Project delivery
Code review leadership
Metrics & planning
Communication
Mentoring
Portfolio projects
- Technical design doc for a system with tradeoff analysis
- Delivery retrospective with metrics and process improvements
- Mentorship or onboarding guide with measurable outcomes
Prebuilt build path
Follow these phases in order. Each one ends with a portfolio artifact you can show in GitHub, on your resume, or in interviews.
Step 1
Weeks 1-2
Demonstrate technical judgment
Leadership credibility starts with sound technical thinking.
- Write a design document for a real system including alternatives and risks.
- Lead or simulate a design review and incorporate feedback visibly.
Deliverable: A reviewed design doc showing technical leadership.
Step 2
Weeks 3-6
Show delivery and people systems
Prove you can ship through others and build team leverage.
- Run a small project end to end with scope, milestones, and a retrospective.
- Create an onboarding or mentoring artifact and gather feedback on it.
Deliverable: Delivery evidence plus a leadership artifact.
Step 3
Weeks 7-8
Package the proof for hiring
Turn the work into evidence recruiters and interviewers can verify quickly.
- Polish each repo README with screenshots, setup steps, architecture notes, and tradeoffs.
- Write resume bullets and interview talking points that map each project to Director of Engineering job requirements.
Deliverable: Public GitHub proof, an updated resume, and interview-ready project stories.
Make it personal
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