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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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[โ€“] fabian 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't personally, but I'd like to share a quote from Richard Hamming on that matter:

When your vision of what you want to do is what you can do single-handedly, then you should pursue it. The day your vision, what you think needs to be done, is bigger than what you can do single-handedly, then you have to move toward management.

[โ€“] valence_engineer 2 points 1 year ago

I would say at larger companies you can also move to Staff+ positions to gain greater impact without taking on the people management side.