As the Internet deep into all walks of life, start-up companies also increased, every company needs a charge of technology, and some may be the founder of a technical background, it is clear what the technical director responsibilities to bear, but the founder of a non-technical background more people, they are often not clear what the technical director to assume responsibilities that are looking for a lack of direction when the target person in charge of technology, there is no technical person responsible for the find, delayed the development of the company. This article will introduce technical director at different stages of development types and duties.
Let me talk about the major responsibilities of mature technology companies to shoulder the person in charge, there are the following three:
First, the company responsible for planning long-term technology strategy
Continue to think effectively, develop, promote the company's technical direction;
ensure that the company continues to have the best technology products in a highly competitive, dynamic environment;
the company internal and external communication bridge technology, ensure that the company's business strategy and technology strategy go hand in hand.
Second, technical evangelist
In-house team of engineers stimulate recognition of the company's vision, convince and technical personnel agree with the company's vision of the outside world and convince them that the company is to achieve the best support this vision, the company continued to maintain the attractiveness of technical circles engineers;
research and development within the team authority on product demand, customers the most reliable technical consultants can effectively describes the business value and ROI techniques for different levels of audience.
Third, the spiritual leader of engineers and technical and cultural advocate
He led the team of engineers towards the company's long-term technology goals;
to help companies identify and attract for talented engineers;
to help companies build effective solidarity with the combat effectiveness of the technical team, the establishment of technology development to meet the company's organizational structure, the establishment of technical specifications, processes, and set to create a culture of technology to help companies retain and attract the best engineers.
These are the best technical people in charge of responsibilities, but nowhere in the actual development stage company, with this difference often large, summarized what it has the following categories:
First, the name card
Company technical director usually require this type of turtle, graduate schools, maker origin, as the company's main appeal is a business card to attract outside attention, do not ask other aspects of the role of technical director should bear , mainly to take advantage of their network resources in a circle to facilitate financing and PR.
This type often also need to assign a deputy chief engineer type, responsible for specific technical work.
Second, one size fits all type
This type is more common in start-up companies, insiders often ridicule "everything is ready, only a thin a programmer", this person "IT, product, UI design, App, Web App, PC Client, the public micro-channel number, applet, front-end & back-end database, server, operation and maintenance, safety "and excluded from the market, operations, finance, administration, human know everything, save computer, install the system, telephone, and cable pinch, do crystal head, wiring everything living are dry.
There was a time full stack engineers fried hot, can not say no full stack proficient engineers, but a person's energy is limited, often through everything everything counseling, more people may only be able to do a master, the other slightly there is understanding.
Third, the type Foreman
If the above two a less detached with technology, is a versatile player, foreman type should be regarded as technical director with responsibility somewhat detached. As the name suggests, it is the engineer's head foreman type, similar to the construction and infrastructure industry project manager, responsible for supervision, oversee the development of on-line by the duration of the finished product.
Fourth, the sign type
Hire a charismatic technology to get big (star Engineers) in a technical field, as a sign to attract engineers (played thousands of miles to buy a horse bone effect), reduce the company's recruitment costs.
Fifth, the chief engineer type
In the past the factory, setting up technology sector is often a chief engineer, responsible for technical whole plant. Chief Engineer with the similar type, have expertise in certain fields of technology, while an understanding of other technical fields, assume technology selection, technology architecture, technology managing multiple responsibilities, also responsible for training unskilled engineer.
Sixth, a veritable model
The foregoing is mature company technical director said at the beginning.
Above summarizes the state of the industry, each company can what kind of technical director needs to see shining in the start-up, development, business expansion, stable make different demands on the technical person in charge according to actual needs, as technology officials, who need to constantly adjust according to the company's stage of development focus, with the support of the company's business development.