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# manage engineering project — Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer managing an engineering project isn't about *being* a Project Manager, but owning delivery of a technical component or feature from inception to release. Daily this means translating product requirements into actionable tasks (user stories), estimating effort – often using techniques like story pointing or timeboxing – and breaking down work for yourself and potentially junior engineers. You’ll be constantly juggling priorities, identifying blockers (dependencies on other teams, unclear specs, technical hurdles) and proactively communicating risks upwards. Tools are key: Jira/Azure DevOps for task tracking, Git for version control & collaboration, and communication platforms like Slack/Teams.

## Weitere Anreicherung

Stage-2 source for future practitioner grounding: arXiv cs.SE (software-engineering preprints).
