Don't become an engineering manager

kept by eddie mar 04

Commenters push back against the article's advice, arguing that EM and staff engineer roles vary by company and that management is a different function, not a step down.

Don't become an Engineering Manager - by Anton Zaides
Citing rapid AI tooling shifts, flattened ladders, and lower total comp, the author argues senior engineers should decline Engineering Manager promotions and stay individual contributors.
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Running an AI-native engineering org
An Anthropic engineering leader describes how agentic coding shifted bottlenecks from writing code to verification, and outlines new norms for planning, review, context gathering, and team roles.
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Everyone in Seattle hates AI
Commenters in a Hacker News discussion express resentment toward AI due to forced adoption and layoffs, though some see productivity gains.
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About Those "Hackquisitions"...
Big tech's early 'hackquisitions'—talent deals without full acquisitions—have largely failed, with key hires departing quickly and internal chaos ensuing.
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