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From IC to EM: A Guide to Stepping Into the Weird, Wild World of Management



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Presented by Women Who Code Mobile
Speaker: Dan Kim
Topic: From IC to EM: A guide to stepping into the weird, wild world of management

So you’re thinking about becoming an engineering manager, eh? Awesome, let’s go!

I considered this exact same decision about a year ago, and ultimately ended up taking the leap. I’ll walk you through how I made the call to switch to being an EM after many years as an IC, how it started (what I thought I knew), how it’s going (all the things I didn’t know), and the not-so-obvious differences between being an IC and an EM. Basically, I’m here to give you a real world, very fresh perspective on what the transition has been like.

Ultimately, I hope this talk will help you make a decision on what’s right *for you*, and if you do decide to head down the EM path, how to get started.

About the Speaker:
Dan has been an Engineering Manager at Twitter for a year, and prior to that had been an Android Engineer for 8 years and a server side Java developer for...a long time. Technical communities have been instrumental in positively shaping his work and career, and he's a big believer in paying that forward.

Outside of work, he's an avid dog dad, donut aficionado, pizza lover, and gif enthusiast.

For our  slack channel,  previous event recordings,  upcoming events,  github repo and more check us out on https://beacons.ai/wwcodemobile

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Management
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