[yibg]

Doesn’t most of this also describes an engineering manager? What’s the distinguishing role of a director vs a manager?

[shostack]

In many orgs a director level role manages managers. And there is definitely a different skillset as it goes beyond management into leadership.

[yibg]

Right, but the article doesn't really talk about that aspect of the role. So to me it seems to just describe the role of a manager and part of the role of a director.