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Why did you become an engineering manager? (self.engineering_managers)
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Posting some general questions to get this community going...

I recently moved from a software architect to an engineering manager position after I was asked by my company leadership a few months ago. Mixed feeling about the move. I really like technology and being deep into the code but I am also pretty good at being a manager.

Anyway, why did you make the jump? How has it been?

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[–] sisyphean 5 points 1 year ago

I was a manager for 2 years in my mid-twenties. My most honest answer to your question is that I was young, lacked self-esteem and desperately wanted to prove myself, so I said yes when my boss asked me if I wanted to become a manager.

But I realized what I loved the most was creating, so I applied for a developer position at another company, and I’ve been working as a developer since then.