InternshipTools and first-week setup
The tools a Engineering Management intern uses and how to set up your workspace in week one.
These are the main tools for Engineering Management tasks. You do not need all of them on day one; the Level 1 tasks tell you when to install each one.
- Jira / GitHub Projects
- Docs
- DORA metrics
- Retrospectives
Set up your workspace
- Create a free GitHub account if you do not have one, with a professional username, and set up your LinkedIn profile: every task is submitted with a LinkedIn post.
- Create one repository for the internship, for example engineering-management-internship, with a README that says who you are and what the repo holds.
- Keep one folder per task, named with the task number and title, so mentors find your work quickly.
- Commit small changes every day with clear messages. Your daily work report uses these commits as proof.
- Never commit passwords, API keys or personal data. Put secrets in a .env file and add it to .gitignore.
Your first tasks
| Task | What to do |
|---|---|
| What engineering managers do | Explain the engineering manager role: people, delivery, process and technical direction. |
| Team charter | Write a team charter for your intern team: mission, working hours, tools and how decisions are made. |
| One-on-one meetings | Prepare a 1:1 template and hold a practice 1:1 with a classmate, then note what you learned. |
| Giving feedback | Write feedback examples using the SBI (situation, behaviour, impact) model, both positive and constructive. |