How I Became an Engineering Manager (from a Software Engineer at Uber, Microsoft, Skype)

My story of going from a software engineer to a lead, and then engineering manager at Uber. Through JP Morgan, Skype / Microsoft, Skyscanner, ending up at Uber. Part 1 of the Developing Engineers into Leaders, as recorded at CTO Craft Conference.

- Part 2: A team of leaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTfcnj5qI6E&t=3s
- Part 3: Growing as an engineering manager & other questions answered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPp0_ygfJYA

CTO Craft Community: https://ctocraft.com/
My book on mobile apps at scale: http://mobileatscale.com/ (free for a few months)

01:05 - Intro
01:46 - My journey into leadership
03:20 - Skype, Microsoft and going all-in on Scrum
06:30 - Skyscanner and the accidental engineering lead
07:30 - Uber and a formal path to management

Connect with me on other platforms:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gergelyorosz/
- Newsletter on software engineering: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/newsletter/

Books I've written (and am writing):
- Software engineering resumes: https://thetechresume.com/
- Building Mobile Apps at Scale: http://mobileatscale.com/
- The Software Engineer's Guidebook: https://www.engguidebook.com/
- All books: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/books/

Music: www.bensound.com

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