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In huge majority of the companies those roles come with managing people as well, especially if the person wants to be compensated more over time.
by izacus 5y ago
In huge majority of the companies those roles come with managing people as well, especially if the person wants to be compensated more over time.
- marcinzm 5y agoThat's not the case in large tech companies from what I've seen. And if you actually want money you should be aiming for those.
- BrandonM 5y agoMy 10-year path at a 4->400-person startup has been Lead Software Engineer -> Director of Infrastructure -> Principal Software Engineer. I’m making more total compensation today than ever, with no reports. I lead complicated initiatives and advise a lot of feature work. This means a lot of meetings, document-based collaboration, and process-oriented thinking. But I still program, and I don’t feel accountable for others’ work output or behavior or morale the way I did when I was a manager.