For a long time, the path to engineering manager began with a prolonged stint of technical leadership.Then you’d transition into an initial management role that balanced people and technical responsibilities.Some companies call this a tech lead manager role.Folks entering those sorts of managerial roles were often the senior-most technical contributor on their team.If they struggled with the transition, many of them would fall back into the familiar habit oftechnical leadership instead of d...
Published on December 18, 2021 04:00