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Why did you become an engineering manager? (programming.dev)
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Posting some general questions to get this community going...

I recently moved from a software architect to an engineering manager position after I was asked by my company leadership a few months ago. Mixed feeling about the move. I really like technology and being deep into the code but I am also pretty good at being a manager.

Anyway, why did you make the jump? How has it been?

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[–] invicticide@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I was frustrated by certain aspects of how my team was run, so when that position became available, I applied for and moved into it, thinking I could make some changes that would make the team function better.

I did make some of those changes and they have helped, but I've also found it really challenging to carry responsibility for delivering things that I can't work on directly. I used to solve problems by writing code; it's much different to solve problems by coaching people.

I do have stronger relationships with my colleagues now, since I spend more time communicating with them vs. being head-down in code all the time, and that's kind of nice, but I'm definitely missing the hands-on work