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> Engineers who lead projects also often get promoted faster Architecture is one thing, but I'm never going to be better at management than a good full-time ma
by erik_seaberg 7y ago
> Engineers who lead projects also often get promoted faster
Architecture is one thing, but I'm never going to be better at management than a good full-time manager who's also growing in role. I want to be recognized for writing better code solving harder technical problems, and shouldn't we be making the most use of this skillset when there's a shortage in the industry?
- closeparen 7y agoEngineering management is emphatically not about the tactical execution of specific projects.
- marcinzm 7y ago>and shouldn't we be making the most use of this skillset when there's a shortage in the industry Except there really isn't, no one cares how nice your code is or how hard the problem is. They want you to solve a business problem for them. That is what you're really being judged on and paid for. Even Google's promotion boards take into account the success of your project as far as I know. Leading a project helps engineers gain insight and training in the skill that they're really being measured on.