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Griffin Brodman – Meet the Mentor

Hey all - my name is Griffin! I'm an engineering manager interested in building and scaling autonomous, motivated teams, and building engineering organizations that scale! I love working on my house with my wife, I love my two dogs, playing video games, cooking, painting miniatures, and not going outside. I like to have fun and laugh and I really enjoy getting to work with new mentees!

Gaurav Tiwari – Meet the Mentor

Gaurav is Engineering Manager at Spotify, having previously worked at Facebook, Home24, and Lazada. His focus areas lies in the field of data and software engineering. In addition, he likes working with small and medium businesses to help them setup their data, analytics and go to market strategies. He enjoys running, triathlons and occasionally cycling/suffering in the french alps.

Faris Aziz – Meet the Mentor

I'm Faris, currently working as an Engineering Manager at Navro, where I lead the development of API-first applications and UI portals with a focus designing systems for global collections and payouts. My journey from a bootcamp graduate to software engineer has been marked by a passion for creating impactful, user-centric applications and mentoring the next generation of tech talent.

An Interesting Observation About Tech Leads

The career progression of tech leads in big techs and high-growth startups often involves utilizing overlapping skill sets, with many leaders in engineering and product roles sharing a solid grasp of programming and computer-related concepts. Despite initial differences, tech lead, engineering manager, and product manager roles share a common thread of requiring technical understanding, leadership skills, and strategic thinking.

Engineering Manager vs. Technology Leadership

Engineering Managers and Technology Leaders both require a strong technical foundation, but they diverge in their focus – one excels in operational efficiency and team coordination, while the other drives strategic innovation and business alignment. Let's explore the differences.

Donovan Lowkeen – Meet the Mentor

Donovan is a coding bootcamp graduate who actively sought out mentorship to level up his career from junior engineer to senior distributed systems engineer to full stack software engineering manager within 5 years. Donovan took a non-traditional route into software engineering, originally getting a business degree and working in operations management at a discount grocery retailer.

8 Steps To Move From Software Engineer to Engineering Manager

A brief guide from an engineering leader

How to master your Software Engineering journey — Key Lessons Learned

Software Engineering is one of the most talked about and sought after career paths in the current world. During my journey as a Software Engineer, I worked with some wonderful people, latest technologies and great projects. As I reflect on my humble beginnings and gradually progressing to be an Engineering Manager currently, I wish I knew some key aspects of the craft of Software Engineering back then.