It exists at my company, for sure. In the past year, I’ve seen 3 engineers on my team or closely affiliated teams start up the management track. We even have a

It exists at my company, for sure. In the past year, I’ve seen 3 engineers on my team or closely affiliated teams start up the management track. We even have a 3 month trial period for IC’s turned manager. During this period, the new manager is mentored by an existing manager. At the end of the 3 months, they can decide to continue as a full manager or step back down to IC, no questions asked.