I switched to Engineering Management from Software Engineering (also FAANG) 3 years ago and don't regret it at all. Sure, I don't code anymore which was actually one of my strongest skills but I LOVE 'building people' now instead of building software. You can do so much with the right support and I believe there are not enough empathetic managers in the industry.
Hi bro.. Can you plz make a video on what is the difference in daily life and Job requirements between Product manager & Engineering manager .. Best wishes for your career ahead ❤
I became an EM for 6 months (switched back to IC after that), my main job was planning releases, figuring out high level architecture for all the features etc. apart from that delegating work to the right people, guiding developers with R&D escalations, 1:1's and performance reviews. Had no other work. My Sr. EM kept telling me if you are overworked as an EM you are micromanaging. I got my team to do all the writeups/anything that came from business/product. Literally switched back as I felt I was doing nothing
Contribution in team members growth got little mention in your role. This means your role is a team lead kind of...you are yet to become a manager. Did you have a emplyee signal survey yet? A people manager must prioritize employee growth and invest at least 50% of their time in this. Helping team members in cross tram collaboration, coaching, mentoring, having regular 1:1 with then etc. should be prioritized by team managers. Ideallt managers would get seniors, principles in their team who would assist them on technical stuff.
sir please tell me good suggestion ,if i have 1 offer from infosys as a system engineer and second tata steel assistant manager(software developer) then which is better for me ??
Not necessarily if you are the one who is giving the estimate of the work that you will be doing then there should not be any work life balance issues! And managers delegate the work that an sde is supposed to do to an sde. That anyways the manager is not supposed to do. 🙂 there are a lot of other things as mentioned here and in the comments that one needs to do as a manger
Manager at Amazon is just the worst form of Job. You just become document writer and good at creating toxicity. Nothing else, I came out of it immediately. It spoils your career, you lose all touch from technolo and do crap stuff .
Honestly have no idea how you got the promotion. Communication is one of the key skills of an Engineering Manager and I could only understand every other word in this video.
I switched to Engineering Management from Software Engineering (also FAANG) 3 years ago and don't regret it at all. Sure, I don't code anymore which was actually one of my strongest skills but I LOVE 'building people' now instead of building software. You can do so much with the right support and I believe there are not enough empathetic managers in the industry.
Absolutly agree. Without the right set of charachter to develop individuals, one will fail as a manager! More power to you 😄
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We are also learning a lot with you soumyajit keep up the good work!
Great Motivation Soumyajit
Hi bro.. Can you plz make a video on what is the difference in daily life and Job requirements between Product manager & Engineering manager .. Best wishes for your career ahead ❤
great insights !!
Hello Bro, I am also transitioning from SDE to SDM and your videos are helping a lot. Please keep uploading more such videos. Thank you
Absolutely!
welcome to the club :)
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! Now I have to get into Amazon as an SDE-2 and then move to SDM 😄
Very insightful
I became an EM for 6 months (switched back to IC after that), my main job was planning releases, figuring out high level architecture for all the features etc. apart from that delegating work to the right people, guiding developers with R&D escalations, 1:1's and performance reviews. Had no other work. My Sr. EM kept telling me if you are overworked as an EM you are micromanaging. I got my team to do all the writeups/anything that came from business/product. Literally switched back as I felt I was doing nothing
You feel that way, becz you equate doing anything with coding and building.
I have been your subscriber for long long time. Mai toh iss liye aaya ki Hiring Manager round meh aap kya kya expect karoge mere seh. 😂
From manager perspective, what are the expectations from ur team..how do u consider someone for promotion?
Waiting for your expectations videos😊
Contribution in team members growth got little mention in your role. This means your role is a team lead kind of...you are yet to become a manager. Did you have a emplyee signal survey yet? A people manager must prioritize employee growth and invest at least 50% of their time in this. Helping team members in cross tram collaboration, coaching, mentoring, having regular 1:1 with then etc. should be prioritized by team managers. Ideallt managers would get seniors, principles in their team who would assist them on technical stuff.
Congratulations
Hi sir.. Your videos are really useful. If you are looking for another idea for a video, then how about Savings in india vs savings in switzerland...
Very very enlightening video brother. I have just started my journey as EM.
Planning to get job of software product manager? Will it be the same case?
What does a SE with 10-15 years exp do in your company if he dint move to engineering management?
Can relate with ur pain, recently transitioned from IC to manager and then switched back to IC... Hahahaha
Want to know expectations from intern?
sir please tell me good suggestion ,if i have 1 offer from infosys as a system engineer and second tata steel assistant manager(software developer) then which is better for me ??
and in future if i want to switch for manager to developer then it is possible easily
Both are trash
I am looking for Eng Mgr @ Amazon.
Brother will AI replace SDE in future?
Bro will chatgpt ai replace developers 4 years later,I'll complete my graduation in 2026
Nope
Han bhai dusra job dhundlo kuch bhi swal ate hai yar
Lol chatgpt will replace nothing bro chill.
Yes bro dont become a software developer.
Yes for sure
Engineer manager salary vs sde 2
You didn't talk about PIP. 😀😀PIPing people left and right at Amazon is not that easy
cool content, but wrt work life balance SDEs suffer much more bcoz they cannot delegate the work which managers can do.
Not necessarily if you are the one who is giving the estimate of the work that you will be doing then there should not be any work life balance issues! And managers delegate the work that an sde is supposed to do to an sde. That anyways the manager is not supposed to do. 🙂 there are a lot of other things as mentioned here and in the comments that one needs to do as a manger
I don’t follow due to lack of understanding Hindi language
What's the average salary of an Engineering manager in India?
Generally higher than that of an SDE at the same level by 10-20%
basically a SDM is someone who acts like a product manager but with more tech than PMs (or simply PM with tech) 😁
People management, Opex management, are very important part of being an SDM
Click bait thumbnail, matches ethical standards of a Amazon SDM!
Manager at Amazon is just the worst form of Job. You just become document writer and good at creating toxicity. Nothing else, I came out of it immediately. It spoils your career, you lose all touch from technolo and do crap stuff .
Can you give a range of your salary?
Nope
Honestly have no idea how you got the promotion. Communication is one of the key skills of an Engineering Manager and I could only understand every other word in this video.
Dara dete ho bhai