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Nov 17 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
How many years of experience does one need to be an engineering manager in the tech industry? #engineeringmanager #management #techlead #leadership #cto #techleadership
There are always edge cases, but generally speaking, it takes about 5 - 7 years for a software developer to become an engineering manager.

Once they become an engineering manager, it then takes about 2 - 3 years before they become effective in their roles.
The first year is usually about learning on the job as being an engineering manager is a completely different role to being a software developer.
I have multiple resources on being and becoming an effective engineering manager on my blog that you may check out. eisabainyo.net/weblog/
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What are the requirements for becoming a chief technology officer (CTO)? Can anyone join any company as CTO? #startup #scale #chieftechnologyofficer #cto #founder #techleadership #careerintech

You can read the role and responsibilities of a CTO here: levelup.gitconnected.com/how-to-become-…
If you’re keen to become a CTO as soon as possible by applying for job openings, you might like to think about becoming a startup CTO.

Let me share with you Pros and Cons of being a CTO at a startup based on my personal experience:
Pros

Less barrier to entry

Coding is still part of day-to-day responsibilities (also a Cons)

Wear multiple hats, and be a part of decision making across many disciplines

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If you have unlimited free talent, how would you design your organisation for your tech startup? #startup #scale #chieftechnologyofficer #cto #founder #techleadership #productmanagement
Whether I’ve got unlimited free talent or not, I’d first think about roadmap / goals before designing my org for a tech startup.
Before you say a roadmap is too low-level details, hear me out. The roadmap is the magic that transforms vision to action.

Ask yourself, what kind of work will need to be done in the next six months to eighteen months for the organization.
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Jun 10
How does a software engineering team determine the value of a feature? My answer in thread #startup #product #softwareengineering
The value of a feature can be determined by three variables:

Effort required (the lower, the better)
Alignment with company’s goals (the more aligned, the better)
Shelf life (the longer, the better)
Let’s compare two examples below:

A - A landing page that is going to take 5 weeks to build but will only be available for a week. The reason for the page is to announce a new product offering, as per company’s goals
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Jun 10
Here is my unpopular perspective on story points. Story points are just a number. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s a good information to know for the team so that they can predict their velocity and commit to deliverables. #agile #scrum #developer #storypoints
The use of story points has always been a huge topic for debate. Some say it is useful for agile software development teams, others say it is of no use for business. Both of them are correct.
But here is where I have a strong opinion, as someone who has worked in many software development teams, both as a software developer and an engineering manager in the last two decades of my career. Story points are a bad measure for a software developer’s performance.
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Generalist vs specialist software engineers. Which one should you be?
#developer #webdeveloper #webdev #coder #womenintech #career #careeradvice #careerintech
My take is that when you’re starting out in your career, you need to be a generalist. It will allow you to find a job quicker, get into your desired industry easier and you’ll generally have more choices.
As you get more senior in your career, you will need to start thinking about going deep and picking a specific niche.
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How long does it take to advance to a software Engineering Manager? My answer below.

#developer #webdeveloper #webdev #coder #womenintech #career #careeradvice #careerintech
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While there is no set number of years, generally, 5 - 7 years in a software engineer role is what most engineering managers have before they take on the management path.
Some tech companies put senior engineers on the same level as their engineering managers for this very reason. Engineering management is a linear and alternate career track to software engineering.
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