Discover your archetype
Find out which of the 5 engineering management archetypes you're actually becoming, based on how you really lead (not how you think you do).
Take this 3-minute assessment to discover your engineering management archetype, your hidden blind spots, and the development path that fits who you actually are.
Take the free assessmentEvery quiz-taker gets a personalised archetype card with their actual scores. Post it to LinkedIn, send it to your team, or save it for yourself. No two are the same.
The same diagnostic Ryan walks new managers through in coaching, distilled into a quick assessment.
Find out which of the 5 engineering management archetypes you're actually becoming, based on how you really lead (not how you think you do).
Every archetype has specific weaknesses and risks. Understand the ones quietly costing you team trust, performance, or your own promotion.
Receive personalised next steps tailored to your archetype and current situation. Know exactly what to work on next.
Multiple choice, takes about 3 minutes. Honest answers give the best results.
We map your answers to one of 5 engineering management archetypes and show you your full profile.
Personalised next steps, blind spots to watch for, and resources tailored to your archetype.
Top-rated 6x instructor at Dometrain, two-year LeadDev programme committee member, and speaker at LeadDev and CTO Craft with nearly 20 years experience in Software Engineering.
I built and led engineering teams at Yelp for nearly half a decade. I write to 80,000+ followers every week. This quiz exists because most EMs never get a proper read on what kind of manager they're becoming, and the cost compounds.
It's never been a more exciting time to be an engineering manager. Or a more challenging one. Ryan offers a complete leadership package with insights, tools, and community support you won't get from onboarding. He's been in the EM trenches long enough to be your best guide to mastering this difficult role.
I’ve known Ryan for a long time, and if you’re an engineer stepping into leadership, or trying to do it better, you should be talking to him. He’s that rare combination: an excellent engineering manager and a genuinely great coach. He doesn’t lecture. He helps you think clearly about your situation and figure out what to do next. If you’re considering coaching to level up as a manager, I can’t recommend him highly enough.
Ryan’s work has weight. He writes about engineering management with practical clarity and hard-won judgment. Trust, feedback, ambiguity, tension, the decisions no framework can make for you. If his EM Accelerator carries the same honesty as his writing, it will be worth serious attention.
Ryan Murphy’s insights are valuable for any engineer looking to level up. Unlike many industry voices, his background as an Engineering Manager allows him to bridge the gap between technical execution and leadership.
Ryan transformed my approach to communication both upwards and to my team. He enabled me to move into roles that otherwise felt beyond my reach, and gave me a new level of confidence when dealing with superiors.
Ryan’s content feels very real and honest: actual day-to-day engineering leadership experience, not just high-level theory. I really appreciate how openly he shares challenges, lessons learned, and vulnerable moments while staying practical and relevant to what engineering managers deal with today.
It's never been a more exciting time to be an engineering manager. Or a more challenging one. Ryan offers a complete leadership package with insights, tools, and community support you won't get from onboarding. He's been in the EM trenches long enough to be your best guide to mastering this difficult role.
I’ve known Ryan for a long time, and if you’re an engineer stepping into leadership, or trying to do it better, you should be talking to him. He’s that rare combination: an excellent engineering manager and a genuinely great coach. He doesn’t lecture. He helps you think clearly about your situation and figure out what to do next. If you’re considering coaching to level up as a manager, I can’t recommend him highly enough.
Ryan’s work has weight. He writes about engineering management with practical clarity and hard-won judgment. Trust, feedback, ambiguity, tension, the decisions no framework can make for you. If his EM Accelerator carries the same honesty as his writing, it will be worth serious attention.
Ryan Murphy’s insights are valuable for any engineer looking to level up. Unlike many industry voices, his background as an Engineering Manager allows him to bridge the gap between technical execution and leadership.
Ryan transformed my approach to communication both upwards and to my team. He enabled me to move into roles that otherwise felt beyond my reach, and gave me a new level of confidence when dealing with superiors.
Ryan’s content feels very real and honest: actual day-to-day engineering leadership experience, not just high-level theory. I really appreciate how openly he shares challenges, lessons learned, and vulnerable moments while staying practical and relevant to what engineering managers deal with today.
Three minutes from now you'll know which of the five archetypes you're becoming, and exactly what to work on next.
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