Amara Bello

I lead the product engineering group at Linear. I write about management because I needed these essays when I started, and because most of what I learned came from getting it wrong first.

1. Director of Engineering

   2022 — Present

   Linear

   Leads 40 engineers across four product teams.

2. Engineering Manager

   2018 — 2022

   Monzo

   Built the payments platform team from four to eighteen.

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  Leadership5 min read · 1w

  What managers owe a candidate after the offer

  The offer is the start of a relationship, not the finish line of a process.