Engineering Courses: Which One Is Right for You?
Reforge's Engineering courses are for the people who build and ship product, from engineers working on growth to engineering leaders setting direction. This is a small category, so the choice usually comes down to your role and the problem in front of you.
Quick match
| If you want to... | Start with |
|---|---|
| Use technical levers to scale a product-led company | Mastering Growth Engineering |
| Shape technical strategy and guide the product roadmap | Technical Strategy |
| Ship innovative product at scale as a product or engineering leader | Mastering Product Delivery |
| Become an effective engineering leader | Engineering Leadership |
Course snapshots
Mastering Growth Engineering
Master the technical levers to scaling product-led companies.
Best for: this course is for an explicitly technical audience. It was written for Growth Engineers, by Growth Engineers.
Technical Strategy
Go beyond executing strategy and gain tools to shape strategy, educate peers, and guide the product roadmap to deliver business impact.
Best for: engineering managers and senior ICs who work on digital products at companies that have established PMF.
Mastering Product Delivery
Learn a methodology for product and engineering leaders to ship innovative product at scale.
Best for: product and engineering leaders. [Confirm against the course page.
Engineering Leadership
Become an effective engineering leader who delivers reliable and impactful output.
Best for: tenured, new, or prospective technical managers, including those at the director level and above
Commonly confused
Technical Strategy vs. Technical Foundations
Technical Foundations, in our Product courses article, is built for non-technical PMs who want to learn engineering concepts. Technical Strategy is about shaping strategy, educating peers, and guiding the roadmap.
Engineering Leadership vs. Product Leadership
Engineering Leadership is about becoming an effective engineering leader who delivers reliable, impactful output. Product Leadership, in our Product courses article, is about building high-performing product teams.
Mastering Product Delivery vs. Engineering Leadership
Product Delivery is a methodology for shipping innovative product at scale, aimed at both product and engineering leaders. Engineering Leadership focuses on leading engineering effectively.
Mastering Growth Engineering vs. Mastering Growth Strategy
Growth Engineering covers the technical levers that scale product-led companies. Growth Strategy, in our Growth courses article, is about building and communicating a holistic growth strategy.
Suggested paths
- Growing as a technical leader: Technical Strategy → Engineering Leadership
- Working on product-led growth: Mastering Growth Engineering → Mastering Product Delivery
Common questions
Is there an engineering course for people new to product?
Technical Foundations in our Product courses article is built for non-technical PMs.
Are these only for engineers?
Mastering Product Delivery is aimed at both product and engineering leaders. Check each course's audience details above for the others.