In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Salil Joshi, the VP of Engineering at Viant Technology. They discuss the topic of new managers and how to help them succeed. They also touch on the importance of building on their strengths and what they should do in anticipation of becoming a manager. They explore how to measure the effectiveness of a new manager. Salil explains the role of digital advertising and the demand side platform in connecting advertisers with consumers. Overall, this episode offers valuable insights for new and aspiring engineering managers. Highlights: [00:01:02] Advertising platform explained.  [00:07:33] Essential and effective management.  [00:11:02] Mentorship and career growth.  [00:12:05] Closing the skills gap.  [00:18:04] AMC Framework  [00:21:31] Asking the right questions.  [00:26:34] Hiring pressure for new managers.  [00:30:09] Adjusting the hiring bar.  [00:34:09] The definition of done.  Guest: Salil Joshi is a VP of Engineering at Viant Technology. He has 23 years of software industry experience, including 17 as a line manager, 5+ as a manager-of-managers leading multiple onsite and off-shore engineering teams, and 10 years of hands-on software development experience in scalable, distributed, cloud, storage, virtualization, and networking systems. He has experience in SDLC / waterfall, Agile development, and Scrum processes. Salil has worked in Startups and large organizations, service-based and product-based. He holds six patents granted by USPTO and has more than four patents pending. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salil-joshi-52a2334/ --- Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek, and we would appreciate it if you would take a minute to rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)