Being a good tech lead is incredibly hard. While many tech leads don't do much more than ask "Is it done yet?" every week, good tech leads must add value to the engineers they're leading while getting an immense amount of work done themselves.

If you have earned the trust of your team and achieved the role of tech lead, you must take that responsibility incredibly seriously and strive to be a good tech lead. Because if you don't, people struggle.

This is what this course is here to help you with. After going through it, you will know:

• 💡  The full definition of an effective tech lead

• 💻  What technological skills tech leads must possess

• 🙌  How tech leads demonstrate true leadership

• ✅  Practical tips to start acting as a tech lead

As a tech lead, you don't have the formal authority that a manager does. Despite this, you need to exercise an equivalent amount of influence (often times more) on engineering decisions. In a nutshell, this course will empower you to be a true leader despite not being a boss.