Emil Sit

I create and lead organizations to deliver outsized impact, while expanding and improving their capabilities. My academic and technical background combines with personal experiences with yoga and classical music to bring a people-centered and tech-aware approach to management that emphasizes incremental improvement.

Recent Writings

Tips for Better Resumes

22 January 2023·4 mins

A good resume can help you get noticed by a hiring manager. Here are a few tips that might help you improve your resume.

Three ways to get better at debugging

25 April 2016·7 mins

Our productivity is often limited by how quickly and effectively we can get better at figuring out what’s going on and moving to a solution. Some suggestions on things to study and how to study them.

4 Lessons for Smoother Technology Migrations

23 June 2015·8 mins

Sooner or later, every technology organization faces a necessary evil—migrations. Make yours go smoothly by understanding the old system well, engaging with all of your stakeholders early, tracking behavioral differences, and being ready to iterate.

Four Things I Wish I Knew When I Became a Tech Lead

5 June 2015·10 mins

You can’t learn everything on the job. Lead for the team. Overcommunicate. Lean on people smarter than you.

Music education versus computer science education

24 April 2010·3 mins

How do we train professional musicians compared to software engineers? Musicians develop an ability to relate theory and history to practice; we should do more in computer science.